[Linux-kernel-mentees] [PATCH] Staging: rtl8192u: ieee80211: Fix comment formating errors

[puranjay12 at gmail.com (Puranjay Mohan)]

On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 07:41:54PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 10:56:08AM +0530, Puranjay Mohan wrote:
> > Fix comment formating warnings found by checkpatch.pl
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12 at gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  .../rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c    | 66 ++++++++++---------
> >  1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
> > index 944c8894f9ff..be02f73f5618 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
> > @@ -196,13 +196,13 @@ static u8 MgntQuery_MgntFrameTxRate(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	/*
> > -	// Data rate of ProbeReq is already decided. Annie, 2005-03-31
> > -	if( pMgntInfo->bScanInProgress || (pMgntInfo->bDualModeScanStep!=0) ) {
> > -	if(pMgntInfo->dot11CurrentWirelessMode==WIRELESS_MODE_A)
> > -	rate = 0x0c;
> > -	else
> > -	rate = 0x02;
> > -	}
> > +	 * // Data rate of ProbeReq is already decided. Annie, 2005-03-31
> > +	 * if( pMgntInfo->bScanInProgress || (pMgntInfo->bDualModeScanStep!=0) ) {
> > +	 * if(pMgntInfo->dot11CurrentWirelessMode==WIRELESS_MODE_A)
> > +	 * rate = 0x0c;
> > +	 * else
> > +	 * rate = 0x02;
> > +	 * }
> >  	 */
> >  	return rate;
> 
> Ick, no, just delete this chunk, that indentation makes no sense.
This solves this checkpatch.pl warning
WARNING: Block comments use * on subsequent lines
> 
> >  }
> > @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ inline void softmac_mgmt_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee80211_device *ieee
> >  			/* insert the skb packet to the management queue */
> >  			/* as for the completion function, it does not need
> >  			 * to check it any more.
> > -			 * */
> > +			 */
> >  			printk("%s():insert to waitqueue!\n", __func__);
> >  			skb_queue_tail(&ieee->skb_waitQ[tcb_desc->queue_index], skb);
> >  		} else {
> > @@ -1643,11 +1643,11 @@ static short ieee80211_sta_ps_sleep(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, u32 *time_h,
> >  	int timeout;
> >  	u8 dtim;
> >  	/*if(ieee->ps == IEEE80211_PS_DISABLED ||
> > -		ieee->iw_mode != IW_MODE_INFRA ||
> > -		ieee->state != IEEE80211_LINKED)
> > -
> > -		return 0;
> > -	*/
> > +	 *	ieee->iw_mode != IW_MODE_INFRA ||
> > +	 *	ieee->state != IEEE80211_LINKED)
> > +	 *	
> > +	 *	return 0;
> > +	 */
> 
> Same here.
This also solves WARNING: Block comments use * on subsequent lines
> You also added trailing whitespace :(
sorry, I will fix it in V2
> >  	dtim = ieee->current_network.dtim_data;
> >  	if (!(dtim & IEEE80211_DTIM_VALID))
> >  		return 0;
> > @@ -1979,8 +1979,8 @@ ieee80211_rx_frame_softmac(struct ieee80211_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
> >  	case IEEE80211_STYPE_DISASSOC:
> >  	case IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH:
> >  		/* FIXME for now repeat all the association procedure
> > -		* both for disassociation and deauthentication
> > -		*/
> > +		 * both for disassociation and deauthentication
> > +		 */
> >  		if ((ieee->softmac_features & IEEE_SOFTMAC_ASSOCIATE) &&
> >  		    ieee->state == IEEE80211_LINKED &&
> >  		    ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_INFRA) {
> > @@ -2050,10 +2050,10 @@ void ieee80211_softmac_xmit(struct ieee80211_txb *txb, struct ieee80211_device *
> >  #endif
> >  		    (!ieee->check_nic_enough_desc(ieee->dev, queue_index)) || \
> >  		    (ieee->queue_stop)) {
> > -			/* insert the skb packet to the wait queue */
> > -			/* as for the completion function, it does not need
> > +			/* insert the skb packet to the wait queue 
> 
> 
> You added trailing whitespace :(
> 
> I recommend fixing your editor to highlight in red when this happens.
>
> I stopped reviewing here...
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

I have fixed all trailing whitespace issues, also fixed my editor to
show them :D.
Should I keep the above two blocks(which you told to remove) in V2
because they solve WARNING:Block comments use * on subsequent lines,
or should I remove them before sending V2.