Re: [PATCH v3] tpm: i2c: atmel: fix block comment formatting

[Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>]

On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 08:39:49AM -0700, Ethan Luna wrote:
> Multiple block comments in tpm_i2c_atmel.c placed the closing '*/' on the
> same line as the comment text. This violates the kernel's preferred
> comment style, which requires the closing delimiter to appear on its
> line.
> 
> Fix the formatting to improve readability and resolve checkpatch
> warnings.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ethan Luna <trunixcodes@zohomail.com>
> ---
> 
> V1 -> V2: Fixed block comment formatting consistently across all multi-line comments
> V2 -> V3: Fixed trailing whitespaces consistently across all multi-line comments
> 
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260322193112.27010-1-trunixcodes@zohomail.com/
> v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260323134200.7766-1-trunixcodes@zohomail.com/
> 
>  drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
> index 4f229656a8e2..9fd73049821f 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_i2c_atmel.c
> @@ -31,9 +31,11 @@
>  
>  struct priv_data {
>  	size_t len;
> -	/* This is the amount we read on the first try. 25 was chosen to fit a
> +	/*
> +	 * This is the amount we read on the first try. 25 was chosen to fit a
>  	 * fair number of read responses in the buffer so a 2nd retry can be
> -	 * avoided in small message cases. */
> +	 * avoided in small message cases.
> +	 */
>  	u8 buffer[sizeof(struct tpm_header) + 25];
>  };
>  
> @@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ static int i2c_atmel_send(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t bufsiz,
>  	if (status < 0)
>  		return status;
>  
> -	/* The upper layer does not support incomplete sends. */
> +	/*
> +	 * The upper layer does not support incomplete sends.
> +	 */
>  	if (status != len)
>  		return -E2BIG;
>  
> @@ -76,9 +80,11 @@ static int i2c_atmel_recv(struct tpm_chip *chip, u8 *buf, size_t count)
>  	if (priv->len == 0)
>  		return -EIO;
>  
> -	/* Get the message size from the message header, if we didn't get the
> +	/*
> +	 * Get the message size from the message header, if we didn't get the
>  	 * whole message in read_status then we need to re-read the
> -	 * message. */
> +	 * message.
> +	 */
>  	expected_len = be32_to_cpu(hdr->length);
>  	if (expected_len > count)
>  		return -ENOMEM;
> @@ -111,15 +117,19 @@ static u8 i2c_atmel_read_status(struct tpm_chip *chip)
>  	struct i2c_client *client = to_i2c_client(chip->dev.parent);
>  	int rc;
>  
> -	/* The TPM fails the I2C read until it is ready, so we do the entire
> +	/*
> +	 * The TPM fails the I2C read until it is ready, so we do the entire
>  	 * transfer here and buffer it locally. This way the common code can
> -	 * properly handle the timeouts. */
> +	 * properly handle the timeouts.
> +	 */
>  	priv->len = 0;
>  	memset(priv->buffer, 0, sizeof(priv->buffer));
>  
>  
> -	/* Once the TPM has completed the command the command remains readable
> -	 * until another command is issued. */
> +	/*
> +	 * Once the TPM has completed the command the command remains readable
> +	 * until another command is issued.
> +	 */
>  	rc = i2c_master_recv(client, priv->buffer, sizeof(priv->buffer));
>  	dev_dbg(&chip->dev,
>  		"%s: sts=%d", __func__, rc);
> @@ -172,9 +182,11 @@ static int i2c_atmel_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
>  
>  	dev_set_drvdata(&chip->dev, priv);
>  
> -	/* There is no known way to probe for this device, and all version
> +	/*
> +	 * There is no known way to probe for this device, and all version
>  	 * information seems to be read via TPM commands. Thus we rely on the
> -	 * TPM startup process in the common code to detect the device. */
> +	 * TPM startup process in the common code to detect the device.
> +	 */
>  
>  	return tpm_chip_register(chip);
>  }
> -- 
> 2.53.0
> 

Thank you.

Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>

Applied.

BR, Jarkko