Re: [PATCH v5] staging: sm750fb: rename variables to comply with kernel style

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Tue, Jul 07, 2026 at 05:15:41PM -0300, André Moreira wrote:
> Rename 'setAllEngOff' to 'set_all_eng_off' within the 'init_status'
> struct to avoid CamelCase and comply with the Linux kernel coding style.
> Also update its usage within sm750.c to prevent compilation errors.
> 
> Signed-off-by: André Moreira <andrem.33333@gmail.com>
> ---
> v5:
>   - Fix broken diff from v4 that was accidentally recreating the entire struct.
>   - Update the variable usage inside drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c to
>     prevent compilation errors.
> 
> v4:
>   - Drop register renames 'pvReg' to 'regs' as they were merged via another upstream patch.
>   - Keep only the 'init_status' CamelCase cleanup.
> 
> v3:
>   - Added changelog history to satisfy the bot.
> 
> v2:
>   - Renamed 'pv_reg' to 'regs' to completely remove Hungarian notation, based on Greg KH's feedback.
> 
>  drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c | 2 +-
>  drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.h | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> index 89c811e0806c4..00c293430a7d5 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
> @@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static void sm750fb_setup(struct sm750_dev *sm750_dev, char *src)
>  	sm750_dev->init_parm.mem_clk = 0;
>  	sm750_dev->init_parm.master_clk = 0;
>  	sm750_dev->init_parm.power_mode = 0;
> -	sm750_dev->init_parm.setAllEngOff = 0;
> +	sm750_dev->init_parm.set_all_eng_off = 0;
>  	sm750_dev->init_parm.reset_memory = 1;
>  
>  	/* defaultly turn g_hwcursor on for both view */
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.h b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.h
> index d2c522e67f26a..589ae51444f81 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.h
> @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct init_status {
>  	ushort chip_clk;
>  	ushort mem_clk;
>  	ushort master_clk;
> -	ushort setAllEngOff;
> +	ushort set_all_eng_off;
>  	ushort reset_memory;
>  };
>  

If this variable is only set, and never read, why is it here at all?
Why not just remove it entirely?

thanks,

greg k-h