Re: [checkpatch] - Confusion

anish singh
2013-06-10T05:58:17Z

On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 11:21 AM, PINTU KUMAR <pintu_agarwal@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to submit my first patch.
> But I have some confusion about the /scripts/checkpatch.pl errors.
>
> After correcting some checkpatch errors, when I run checkpatch.pl, it showed me 0 errors.
> But when I create patches are git format-patch, it is showing me 1 error.
did you run the checkpatch.pl on the file which gets created
after git format-patch?
If yes, then I think it is not necessary.You can use git-am to apply
your own patch on a undisturbed file and if it applies properly then
you are good to go i.e. you can send your patch.
>
> If I fix error in patch, it showed me back again in files.
>
> Now, I am confused which error to fix while submitting patches, the file or the patch errors.
>
> Please provide your opinion.
>
> File: mm/page_alloc.c
> Previous file errors:
> total: 16 errors, 110 warnings, 6255 lines checked
>
> After fixing errors:
> total: 0 errors, 105 warnings, 6255 lines checked
>
>
> And, after running on patch:
> ERROR: need consistent spacing around '*' (ctx:WxV)
> #153: FILE: mm/page_alloc.c:5476:
> +int min_free_kbytes_sysctl_handler(ctl_table *table, int write,
>
>
>
>
> - Pintu
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