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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@gmail.com>
Cc: Pavan Bobba <opensource206@gmail.com>,
	Forest Bond <forest@alittletooquiet.net>,
	Michael Straube <straube.linux@gmail.com>,
	linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: vt6655: array names updated as per kernel coding guidelines
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 15:43:08 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2023090742-urology-relieve-660a@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <f872ed00-f474-b217-ed78-8612242d448b@gmail.com>

On Thu, Sep 07, 2023 at 02:49:10PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> On 9/7/23 14:23, Pavan Bobba wrote:
> > Below array names updated as per coding guidelines:
> > 
> >     1.byVT3253B0_AGC4_RFMD2959
> >     2.byVT3253B0_AIROHA2230
> >     3.byVT3253B0_UW2451
> >     4.byVT3253B0_AGC
> > 
> >     Conversions performed:
> >     a.type encoding info dropped from names
> >     b.names replaced by snakecase
> > 
> >     Issue found by checkpatch
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Pavan Bobba<opensource206@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >    v1 -> v2: 1.subject name modified to more meaningful detail
> >              2.name of the tool added in body of explanation,
> > 	      which found this issue
> 
> Hi Pavan,
> 
> you did not fullfil what Greg wrote:
> 
> - You did not write a descriptive Subject: for the patch, allowing Greg,
>   and everyone else, to know what this patch is all about.  Please read
>   the section entitled "The canonical patch format" in the kernel file,
>   Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst for what a proper
>   Subject: line should look like.
> 
> The issue is that hundreds of patches could have this title: "array names
> updated as per kernel coding guidelines" Make it more unique.
> 
> Rename CamelCase variable starting with byVT3253B0_
> 
> Always consider that Greg reads a lot of patches per day.

Nor is the changelog written properly as per the documentation or the
zillion past changes for this driver :)

thanks,

greg k-h

      reply	other threads:[~2023-09-07 14:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-09-07 12:23 [PATCH v2] staging: vt6655: array names updated as per kernel coding guidelines Pavan Bobba
2023-09-07 12:49 ` Philipp Hortmann
2023-09-07 14:43   ` Greg KH [this message]

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