Re: [PATCH v2] drivers: bcma: driver_pcie2.c: Comment format correction & moving trailing */ to a separate line as per checkpatch

From: Morgan Freeman
Date: Tue Nov 28 2017 - 03:36:09 EST


Hi Ashish,

On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 07:41:42AM +0530, Ashish Kalra wrote:
> This patch fixes the checkpatch.pl warning:

Write in _imperative_mood_ as I said before.
Like "Use this..." or "Make this..."


> WARNING: Block comments use * on subsequent lines
> + /* TODO:
> + si_core_wrapperreg(pcie2, 3, 0x60, 0x8080, 0); */
>
> WARNING: Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate line
> + si_core_wrapperreg(pcie2, 3, 0x60, 0x8080, 0); */
>
> total: 0 errors, 2 warnings, 200 lines checked

No need to mention all of this!

> Signed-off-by: Ashish Kalra <eashishkalra@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> changes from v1 (https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/11/26/85)
> v2: Improved commit message as per review from Morgan Freeman <morganfreeman6991@xxxxxxxxx>

Your patch subject is again *wrong* here.

Look here: https://pastebin.com/X7x89Q4v

Please take a look at this :
https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches

Also, don't send me the patch directly, instead to the relevant maintainer and
CC me.


Thanks
Himanshu Jha