[PATCH] staging: r8188eu: default to "y" in Kconfig

[PATCH] staging: r8188eu: default to "y" in Kconfig

[Paul Bolle]

Two Kconfig entries for this driver default to (uppercase) "Y". But in
Kconfig (lowercase) "y" is a magic symbol. "Y" is an ordinary symbol.
As "Y" is never set these Kconfig symbols will also not be set by
default.

So use "default y" here, as was clearly intended.

Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl>
---
This patch will enable code that used to be disabled. Since this is in
staging, that should be OK. This might also uncover warnings or errors.
I didn't test it, anyhow.

This patch also deserves a
    Reported-by: Martin Walch <walch.martin@web.de>

line, but that apparently requires Martin's permission.

 drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig
index c9c548f..9a57d31 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/Kconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if R8188EU
 
 config 88EU_AP_MODE
 	bool "Realtek RTL8188EU AP mode"
-	default Y
+	default y
 	---help---
 	This option enables Access Point mode. Unless you know that your system
 	will never be used as an AP, or the target system has limited memory,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ config 88EU_AP_MODE
 
 config 88EU_P2P
 	bool "Realtek RTL8188EU Peer-to-peer mode"
-	default Y
+	default y
 	---help---
 	This option enables peer-to-peer mode for the r8188eu driver. Unless you
 	know that peer-to-peer (P2P) mode will never be used, or the target system has
-- 
1.8.5.3

Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: default to "y" in Kconfig

[Dan Carpenter]

On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 01:31:32PM +0100, Paul Bolle wrote:
> Two Kconfig entries for this driver default to (uppercase) "Y". But in
> Kconfig (lowercase) "y" is a magic symbol. "Y" is an ordinary symbol.
> As "Y" is never set these Kconfig symbols will also not be set by
> default.
> 
> So use "default y" here, as was clearly intended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@tiscali.nl>
> ---
> This patch will enable code that used to be disabled. Since this is in
> staging, that should be OK. This might also uncover warnings or errors.
> I didn't test it, anyhow.
> 
> This patch also deserves a
>     Reported-by: Martin Walch <walch.martin@web.de>
> 
> line, but that apparently requires Martin's permission.
> 

You've pretty much given Martin's secret assistance away already on a
public mailing list.  Next time just add the Reported-by.  :P

regards,
dan carpenter

Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: default to "y" in Kconfig

[Paul Bolle]

On Tue, 2014-02-11 at 15:53 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> You've pretty much given Martin's secret assistance away already on a
> public mailing list.  Next time just add the Reported-by.  :P

I would have done, if I hadn't bothered to check
Documentation/SubmittingPatches first. It contains:
   Please note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's
   permission, especially if the problem was not reported in a public
   forum.

Perhaps that should read:
   [...], unless the problem was reported in a public forum.


Paul Bolle

Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: default to "y" in Kconfig

[Dan Carpenter]

On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 02:01:08PM +0100, Paul Bolle wrote:
> On Tue, 2014-02-11 at 15:53 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > You've pretty much given Martin's secret assistance away already on a
> > public mailing list.  Next time just add the Reported-by.  :P
> 
> I would have done, if I hadn't bothered to check
> Documentation/SubmittingPatches first. It contains:
>    Please note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's
>    permission, especially if the problem was not reported in a public
>    forum.
> 
> Perhaps that should read:
>    [...], unless the problem was reported in a public forum.

Or maybe:

	Please note that if the problem was reported in private then you
	should ask for permission before adding a Reported-by tag.

regards,
dan carpenter

Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: default to "y" in Kconfig

[Paul Bolle]

On Tue, 2014-02-11 at 16:17 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 02:01:08PM +0100, Paul Bolle wrote:
> > I would have done, if I hadn't bothered to check
> > Documentation/SubmittingPatches first. It contains:
> >    Please note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's
> >    permission, especially if the problem was not reported in a public
> >    forum.
> > 
> > Perhaps that should read:
> >    [...], unless the problem was reported in a public forum.
> 
> Or maybe:
> 
> 	Please note that if the problem was reported in private then you
> 	should ask for permission before adding a Reported-by tag.

Your suggestion is clear and to the point. Care to submit a patch? That
also gives you a chance to mock my reading of the current text.


Paul Bolle

[patch] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission

[Dan Carpenter]

The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that's
only if the bug was reported in private.  These days the standard is to
always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit rude.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 26b1e31d5a13..f72ce7803b71 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -432,12 +432,9 @@ have been included in the discussion
 
 14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by: and Suggested-by:
 
-If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
-Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution.  Please
-note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission,
-especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum.  That said,
-if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be
-inspired to help us again in the future.
+The Reported-by tag is to give credit to people who find bugs and report them.
+Please note that if the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission
+first before using the Reported-by tag.
 
 A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
 some environment) by the person named.  This tag informs maintainers that

Re: [patch] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission

[Randy Dunlap]

On 02/14/2014 01:30 AM, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that's
> only if the bug was reported in private.  These days the standard is to
> always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit rude.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>

Thanks.

> diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> index 26b1e31d5a13..f72ce7803b71 100644
> --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> @@ -432,12 +432,9 @@ have been included in the discussion
>  
>  14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by: and Suggested-by:
>  
> -If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
> -Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution.  Please
> -note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission,
> -especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum.  That said,
> -if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be
> -inspired to help us again in the future.
> +The Reported-by tag is to give credit to people who find bugs and report them.
> +Please note that if the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission
> +first before using the Reported-by tag.
>  
>  A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
>  some environment) by the person named.  This tag informs maintainers that
> --


-- 
~Randy

Re: [patch] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission

[Jonathan Corbet]

On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:30:01 +0300
Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:

> -If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
> -Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution.  Please
> -note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission,
> -especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum.  That said,
> -if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be
> -inspired to help us again in the future.
> +The Reported-by tag is to give credit to people who find bugs and report them.
> +Please note that if the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission
> +first before using the Reported-by tag.

As the guy who wrote the original text, I think this is an
improvement...but can we get a version that retains the motivation for
crediting bug reporters in the first place?

Thanks,

jon

Re: [patch] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission

[Jason Cooper]

On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 09:04:51AM -0400, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:30:01 +0300
> Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> > -If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
> > -Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution.  Please
> > -note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission,
> > -especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum.  That said,
> > -if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be
> > -inspired to help us again in the future.
> > +The Reported-by tag is to give credit to people who find bugs and report them.
> > +Please note that if the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission
> > +first before using the Reported-by tag.
> 
> As the guy who wrote the original text, I think this is an
> improvement...but can we get a version that retains the motivation for
> crediting bug reporters in the first place?

At the risk of upsetting the apple cart, I'd prefer we downplay anything
that walks down the path of gamification (by focusing on credit).

As best anyone has ever explained it to me, the Acked-by, Reviewed-by,
etc are there to impart information regarding a specific commit.  In the
event that a commit is fingered in a bisect, you have a much better list
of names to Cc, instead of just the maintainer from MAINTAINERS and the
author from the top of the offending file.  The author has often moved
on, and the maintainer may not have been around for the bugfix.

I know Greg has spoken out against gamification before, and I also
understand the desire to encourage bug reporters.  Perhaps I should just
suggest the following:

"""
The Reported-by tag helps us maintain contact info for people with
intimate knowledge of a commit or a bug fix.  Please seek the reporter's
permission before adding the tag to the commit.  That said, if we
diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be inspired
to help us again in the future.
"""

It's most likely ok here since it's rather hard to manufacture a list of
bugs in order to inflate ones count of Reported-by's.  Unlike S-o-b,
Ack's, etc.

thx,

Jason.

Re: [patch] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission

[Jonathan Corbet]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:58:27 -0400
Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net> wrote:

> At the risk of upsetting the apple cart, I'd prefer we downplay anything
> that walks down the path of gamification (by focusing on credit).
> 
> As best anyone has ever explained it to me, the Acked-by, Reviewed-by,
> etc are there to impart information regarding a specific commit.  In the
> event that a commit is fingered in a bisect, you have a much better list
> of names to Cc, instead of just the maintainer from MAINTAINERS and the
> author from the top of the offending file.  The author has often moved
> on, and the maintainer may not have been around for the bugfix.

As I understand it, having been in the room when these tags were
developed and encouraged, was that credit was a big part of the initial
motivation.  We need more testers and bug reporters; this was a way to
give them credit for the valuable work that they do.  I still think
that's important, for whatever that's worth.

> I know Greg has spoken out against gamification before, and I also
> understand the desire to encourage bug reporters.  Perhaps I should just
> suggest the following:
> 
> """
> The Reported-by tag helps us maintain contact info for people with
> intimate knowledge of a commit or a bug fix.  Please seek the reporter's
> permission before adding the tag to the commit.  That said, if we
> diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be inspired
> to help us again in the future.
> """

That addresses my concern, but loses the point of the initial patch:
publicly reporting a bug can be seen as implicit permission to credit the
reporter.

Thanks,

jon

[patch v2] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission

[Dan Carpenter]

The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that
should only be if the bug was reported in private.  These days the
standard is to always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit
rude.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 482c749..1fa1caa 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -483,12 +483,10 @@ have been included in the discussion
 
 14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes:
 
-If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
-Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution.  Please
-note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission,
-especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum.  That said,
-if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be
-inspired to help us again in the future.
+The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it
+hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future.  Please note that if
+the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the
+Reported-by tag.
 
 A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
 some environment) by the person named.  This tag informs maintainers that

Re: [patch v2] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission

[Jonathan Corbet]

On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 13:01:36 +0300
Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> wrote:

> The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that
> should only be if the bug was reported in private.  These days the
> standard is to always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit
> rude.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>

Applied, thanks.

jon

Re: [patch v2] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Reported-by tags and permission

[Rob Landley]

On 10/29/14 05:01, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that
> should only be if the bug was reported in private.  These days the
> standard is to always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit
> rude.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com>
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> index 482c749..1fa1caa 100644
> --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> @@ -483,12 +483,10 @@ have been included in the discussion
>  
>  14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes:
>  
> -If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
> -Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution.  Please
> -note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission,
> -especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum.  That said,
> -if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be
> -inspired to help us again in the future.
> +The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it
> +hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future.  Please note that if
> +the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the
> +Reported-by tag.
>  
>  A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
>  some environment) by the person named.  This tag informs maintainers that

Nitpick: no colon at end of tag name?

Rob

Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: default to "y" in Kconfig

[Martin Walch]

On Tuesday 11 February 2014 13:31:32 Paul Bolle wrote:
> This patch also deserves a
>     Reported-by: Martin Walch <walch.martin@web.de>
> 
> line, but that apparently requires Martin's permission.

I would be happy. And I am sorry for not sending patches myself. As I expect
to find some more issues in Kconfig files soon, I wanted to gather all of
them before sending any patches. However, I did not expect this to take me
so long. Therefore I am glad you took the initiative and just created
some patches.
-- 

Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: default to "y" in Kconfig

[Paul Bolle]

On Wed, 2014-02-12 at 01:09 +0100, Martin Walch wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 February 2014 13:31:32 Paul Bolle wrote:
> > This patch also deserves a
> >     Reported-by: Martin Walch <walch.martin@web.de>
> > 
> > line, but that apparently requires Martin's permission.
> 
> I would be happy.

It seems I interpreted the requirements for Reported-By: tags rather
strictly. We might change the documentation to discourage that
interpretation. (Greg, is it too late to add this tag in your queue?)

> And I am sorry for not sending patches myself. As I expect
> to find some more issues in Kconfig files soon, I wanted to gather all of
> them before sending any patches. However, I did not expect this to take me
> so long. Therefore I am glad you took the initiative and just created
> some patches.

My experience is that one can easily get stuck when trying to fix all
issues of a certain, broad category. Fixing all (say) all unused Kconfig
symbols is a big job. Fixing all that got added in v3.14-rc1 is doable
(depending on the amount of time one wants to spend).

Anyhow, I do hope you find time to send in patches yourself. Perhaps it
would help if we'd coordinate the stuff a bit. Richard seems keen to
help too.


Paul Bolle

Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: default to "y" in Kconfig

[Paul Bolle]

On Wed, 2014-02-12 at 01:25 +0100, Paul Bolle wrote:
> (Greg, is it too late to add this tag in your queue?)

Greg already did! It was "USB: ELAN: Remove useless "default M" lines"
that lacks a Reported-by: tag.


Paul Bolle