Re: [PATCH v2] crypto: fcrypt: Fix block comment

[Randy Dunlap]

Hi--

On 6/11/23 03:53, Franziska Naepelt wrote:
> Fix the following checkpatch issue:
> - WARNING: Block comments use a trailing */ on a separate line
> 
> Signed-off-by: Franziska Naepelt <franziska.naepelt@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:
>  - Revert SPDX change to address only one logical change
> ---
>  crypto/fcrypt.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/crypto/fcrypt.c b/crypto/fcrypt.c
> index 95a16e88899b..e9e119bab784 100644
> --- a/crypto/fcrypt.c
> +++ b/crypto/fcrypt.c
> @@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ static int fcrypt_setkey(struct crypto_tfm *tfm, const u8 *key, unsigned int key
>  
>  #if BITS_PER_LONG == 64  /* the 64-bit version can also be used for 32-bit
>  			  * kernels - it seems to be faster but the code is
> -			  * larger */
> +			  * larger
> +			  */

The comment doesn't begin with a /* on a line by itself either.

checkpatch isn't always correct.
Maybe it isn't in this case.

I would either make it a correct multi-line comment or not make a change
at all here.

>  
>  	u64 k;	/* k holds all 56 non-parity bits */
>  
> 
> base-commit: 9561de3a55bed6bdd44a12820ba81ec416e705a7

-- 
~Randy