Date:   Sat, 11 Mar 2023 09:48:09 +0100 (CET)
From:   Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@inria.fr>
To:     Khadija Kamran <kamrankhadijadj@gmail.com>
cc:     Deepak R Varma <drv@mailo.com>, Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>,
        outreachy@lists.linux.dev,
        Vaibhav Hiremath <hvaibhav.linux@gmail.com>,
        Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org>, Alex Elder <elder@kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
        greybus-dev@lists.linaro.org, linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: greybus: remove tabs to fix line length and
 merge lines
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On Sat, 11 Mar 2023, Khadija Kamran wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 12:35:49PM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 11:24:20AM +0500, Khadija Kamran wrote:
> > > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 07:16:19AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 03:18:04AM +0500, Khadija Kamran wrote:
> > > > > In file drivers/staging/greybus/arche-platform.c,
> > > > > - Length of line 181 exceeds 100 columns, fix by removing tabs from the
> > > > >   line.
> > > > > - If condition and spin_unlock_...() call is split into two lines, join
> > > > > them to form a single line.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Khadija Kamran <kamrankhadijadj@gmail.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > Changes in v2:
> > > > >  - Change the subject and log message
> > > > >  - Merge if condition and spin_unlock...() from two lines to one
> > > >
> > > > Apply your patch and then re-run checkpatch.pl -f on the file.  You will
> > > > see the problem.
> > >
> > > Hey Dan!
> > > When I run checkpatch.pl on my file, I can see that my old CHECK no
> > > longer exists instead a new CHECK is mentioned saying 'Alignment should
> > > match open parenthesis'. I understand this from your previous email.
> > > Should I stop working on this file and leave it as is?
> >
> > Hi Dan,
> > Not trying to speak for you, so please override my message if this is
> > inaccurate.
> >
> > Hi Khadija,
> > Yes. It is not useful to resolve one warning and introduce another. Tomorrow
> > someone else is going to try and revert it. So do not make the "remove tab"
> > change. I still like the merging of the split lines. It appears to improve code
> > readability. You can send in a v3 with just that merge change and wait for
> > feedback.
> >
> Hey Deepak,
> Thank you for the feedback. Before sending a patch v3, I think I should
> wait for more feedback.

Khadija,

Please put some blank lines around your responses so they are easier to
find.

thanks,
julia

> > Also, remember to check your change with checkpatch. There is a section about
> > post-commit hooks on the tutorials page. This will allow you to integrate
> > checkpatch as part of your git commit step and do the job for you.
> >
> > And also, always build your change locally on your machine. No new warnings or
> > errors should arise.
> >
> Yes I will keep that in mind for next patches. Thank you!
> > Hope that helps.
> > Deepak.
> >
> >
> > > Thank you!
> > > >
> > > > regards,
> > > > dan carpenter
> > >
> >
> >
>
>