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Date:   Tue, 1 Nov 2022 12:33:38 +0100 (CET)
From:   Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@inria.fr>
To:     Tanjuate Brunostar <tanjubrunostar0@gmail.com>
cc:     gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Join some lines of code to avoid a line ending in
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On Tue, 1 Nov 2022, Tanjuate Brunostar wrote:

> The code line ends with a '(' which is not allowed in
> Linux kernel coding. Joining the lines and indenting
> correctly improves visibility

I think Greg discouraged saying "not allowed by the coding style" and
instead encouraged thinking about the reason why the thing is not a good
idea and the change is helpful.

julia

>
> Signed-off-by: Tanjuate Brunostar <tanjubrunostar0@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c | 22 +++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c
> index d7e439cd8675..df7473155704 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/rxtx.c
> @@ -555,19 +555,15 @@ s_uFillDataHead(
>  	return buf->duration;
>  }
>
> -static
> -void
> -s_vFillRTSHead(
> -	struct vnt_private *pDevice,
> -	unsigned char byPktType,
> -	void *pvRTS,
> -	unsigned int cbFrameLength,
> -	bool bNeedAck,
> -	bool bDisCRC,
> -	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
> -	unsigned short wCurrentRate,
> -	unsigned char byFBOption
> -)
> +static void fill_rts_head(struct vnt_private *pDevice,
> +			  unsigned char byPktType,
> +			  void *pvRTS,
> +			  unsigned int cbFrameLength,
> +			  bool bNeedAck,
> +			  bool bDisCRC,
> +			  struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
> +			  unsigned short wCurrentRate,
> +			  unsigned char byFBOption)
>  {
>  	unsigned int uRTSFrameLen = 20;
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>
>