Re: [PATCH] staging: vt6656: Fixed issue with alignment in rf.c

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 02:32:51AM +0530, Pritthijit Nath wrote:
> On 12/02/21 2:14 am, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 02:07:50AM +0530, Pritthijit Nath wrote:
> >> On 12/02/21 1:59 am, Greg KH wrote:
> >>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 08:54:26PM +0530, Pritthijit Nath wrote:
> >>>> This change fixes a checkpatch CHECK style issue for "Alignment should match open parenthesis".
> >>>>
> >>>> Signed-off-by: Pritthijit Nath <pritthijit.nath@icloud.com>
> >>>> ---
> >>>>  drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c | 2 +-
> >>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>>>
> >>>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c
> >>>> index 5b8da06e3916..bcd4d467e03a 100644
> >>>> --- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c
> >>>> +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c
> >>>> @@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static int vnt_rf_set_txpower(struct vnt_private *priv, u8 power,
> >>>>  
> >>>>  			if (hw_value < ARRAY_SIZE(vt3226d0_lo_current_table)) {
> >>>>  				ret = vnt_rf_write_embedded(priv,
> >>>> -					vt3226d0_lo_current_table[hw_value]);
> >>>> +							    vt3226d0_lo_current_table[hw_value]);
> >>>>  				if (ret)
> >>>>  					return ret;
> >>>>  			}
> >>>> -- 
> >>>> 2.25.1
> >>>
> >>> Please run this change, with the changelog above, through
> >>> checkpatch.pl, fix that, and resend.
> >>>
> >>> thanks,
> >>>
> >>> greg k-h
> >>>
> >>
> >> This change fixes a checkpatch CHECK style issue for "Alignment should 
> >> match open parenthesis".
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Pritthijit Nath <pritthijit.nath@icloud.com>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c | 2 +-
> >>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c
> >> index 5b8da06e3916..bcd4d467e03a 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rf.c
> >> @@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static int vnt_rf_set_txpower(struct vnt_private *priv, u8 power,
> >>  
> >>  			if (hw_value < ARRAY_SIZE(vt3226d0_lo_current_table)) {
> >>  				ret = vnt_rf_write_embedded(priv,
> >> -					vt3226d0_lo_current_table[hw_value]);
> >> +							    vt3226d0_lo_current_table[hw_value]);
> >>  				if (ret)
> >>  					return ret;
> >>  			}
> > 
> > I can't take this type of submission, do you see other patches submitted
> > this way on the mailing list?
> Actually I am having a hard time since this one's my first. I would really appreciate if you could be a little clear. Should I resend the entire patch as a new thread?

Of course, the kernel documentation says to do this, correct?

Look at the patches on the list for examples of how this works.

thanks,

greg k-h