Re: [checkpatch] - Confusion

PINTU KUMAR
2013-06-10T18:54:19Z

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> From: anish singh <anish198519851985@gmail.com>
>To: PINTU KUMAR <pintu_agarwal@yahoo.com>
>Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; "linux-mm@kvack.org" <linux-mm@kvack.org>
>Sent: Sunday, 9 June 2013 10:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [checkpatch] - Confusion
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>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.

Yes, first I ran checkpatch directly on the file(mm/page_alloc.c) and fixed all the errors.
It showed me (0) errors.
Then I created a patch using _git format-patch_ and ran checkpatch again on the created patch.
But now it is showing me 1 error.
According to me this error is false positive (irrelevant), because I did not change anything related to the error and also the similar change already exists somewhere else too.
Do you mean, shall I go ahead and submit the patch with this 1 error??
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,

>>
>> 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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