Re: [PATCH] hid: usbhid: usbkbd: fix checkpatch.pl issues

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Mar 01, 2017 at 09:59:31PM +0200, Avraham Shukron wrote:
> > 
> > This kind of change is definitely not helpful. The original table was
> > Nx16, you converted it to Nx14. Why do you think original table used 16
> > columns?
> > 
> > Regardless, it's a very old driver, just let it be.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> 
> I can make it Nx8 :)
> 
> Seriously now - I don't understand what is so wrong with checkpatch fixes?
> I'm a new to kernel development, and the natural place to start is to do some
> coding style fixes.

Start doing this in the drivers/staging/ portion of the kernel.  Other
places usually do not want these types of changes for the reasons people
have given you already.

That is what drivers/staging/ is for, to learn the process.  Please
stick to it there.

thanks,

greg k-h