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
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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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