2022-04-05 01:23:05

by Larry Finger

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] staging: r8188eu: format block comments

On 4/2/22 03:50, Rebecca Mckeever wrote:
> Add ' * ' or ' ' to beginning of block comment lines
> to conform to Linux kernel coding style.
>
> Reported by checkpatch:
>
> WARNING: Block comments use * on subsequent lines
>
> Signed-off-by: Rebecca Mckeever <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c | 29 +++++++++++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> index 2e135bbd836a..0c659b40aa1c 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_cmd.c
> @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
> #include "../include/rtl8188e_dm.h"
>
> /*
> -Caller and the rtw_cmd_thread can protect cmd_q by spin_lock.
> -No irqsave is necessary.
> -*/
> + * Caller and the rtw_cmd_thread can protect cmd_q by spin_lock.
> + * No irqsave is necessary.
> + */
>
> static int _rtw_init_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
> {
> @@ -97,14 +97,13 @@ static void _rtw_free_cmd_priv(struct cmd_priv *pcmdpriv)
> }
>
> /*
> -Calling Context:
> -
> -rtw_enqueue_cmd can only be called between kernel thread,
> -since only spin_lock is used.
> -
> -ISR/Call-Back functions can't call this sub-function.
> -
> -*/
> + * Calling Context:
> + *
> + * rtw_enqueue_cmd can only be called between kernel thread,
> + * since only spin_lock is used.
> + *
> + * ISR/Call-Back functions can't call this sub-function.
> + */
>
> static int _rtw_enqueue_cmd(struct __queue *queue, struct cmd_obj *obj)
> {
> @@ -319,10 +318,10 @@ int rtw_cmd_thread(void *context)
> }
>
> /*
> -rtw_sitesurvey_cmd(~)
> - ### NOTE:#### (!!!!)
> - MUST TAKE CARE THAT BEFORE CALLING THIS FUNC, YOU SHOULD HAVE LOCKED pmlmepriv->lock
> -*/
> + * rtw_sitesurvey_cmd(~)
> + * ### NOTE:#### (!!!!)
> + * MUST TAKE CARE THAT BEFORE CALLING THIS FUNC, YOU SHOULD HAVE LOCKED pmlmepriv->lock
> + */
> u8 rtw_sitesurvey_cmd(struct adapter *padapter, struct ndis_802_11_ssid *ssid, int ssid_num,
> struct rtw_ieee80211_channel *ch, int ch_num)
> {

These changes are OK, but the rules in drivers/net/wireless specify using

/* abcd

rather than

/*
* abcd

Thus, if and when this driver is accepted into the drivers/net/wireless tree,
another change will be needed. I suggest doing that now.

Larry