Re: [PATCH] m68k: Fix the following checkpatch error:

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Mon Jul 24 2023 - 05:19:01 EST


Hi Zhangyong,

On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 11:50 AM <zhangyongle001@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ERROR: that open brace { should be on the previous line
> ERROR: that open brace { should be on the previous line
> ERROR: else should follow close brace '}'
>
> Signed-off-by: zhangyongle <zhangyongle001@xxxxxxxxxx >

Thanks for your patch!

But obviously you forgot to run scripts/checkpatch.pl on your own patch:

WARNING: A patch subject line should describe the change not the
tool that found it
#2:
Subject: [PATCH] m68k: Fix the following checkpatch error:

ERROR: Unrecognized email address: 'zhangyongle
<zhangyongle001@xxxxxxxxxx >'
#14:
Signed-off-by: zhangyongle <zhangyongle001@xxxxxxxxxx >

WARNING: From:/Signed-off-by: email address mismatch: 'From:
zhangyongle001@xxxxxxxxxx' != 'Signed-off-by: zhangyongle
<zhangyongle001@xxxxxxxxxx >'

> --- a/arch/m68k/bvme6000/config.c
> +++ b/arch/m68k/bvme6000/config.c
> @@ -290,8 +290,7 @@ int bvme6000_hwclk(int op, struct rtc_time *t)
>
> rtc->msr = 0x40; /* Ensure clock and real-time-mode-register
> * are accessible */
> - if (op)
> - { /* Write.... */
> + if (op) { /* Write.... */
> rtc->t0cr_rtmr = t->tm_year%4;
> rtc->bcd_tenms = 0;
> rtc->bcd_sec = bin2bcd(t->tm_sec);
> @@ -303,9 +302,7 @@ int bvme6000_hwclk(int op, struct rtc_time *t)
> if (t->tm_wday >= 0)
> rtc->bcd_dow = bin2bcd(t->tm_wday+1);
> rtc->t0cr_rtmr = t->tm_year%4 | 0x08;
> - }
> - else
> - { /* Read.... */
> + } else { /* Read.... */
> do {
> t->tm_sec = bcd2bin(rtc->bcd_sec);
> t->tm_min = bcd2bin(rtc->bcd_min);

This patch is whitespace-damaged, and fails to apply.

These problems are present in all your patches, so something is
wrong in your workflow. Please test your patches by running
scripts/checkpatch.pl, emailing them to yourself, and trying to
apply them.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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