Re: [PATCH] Drivers: Xen: xlate_mmu.c: Fixed comment layout

[Mark Railton]

On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 02:38:20PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 07/23/2018 02:34 PM, Mark Railton wrote:
> > Fixed issue with multi line comment
> 
> Fix [not Fixed]
> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Mark Railton <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/xen/xlate_mmu.c | 5 +++--
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/xen/xlate_mmu.c b/drivers/xen/xlate_mmu.c
> > index 23f1387b3ef7..3b03bc1641ed 100644
> > --- a/drivers/xen/xlate_mmu.c
> > +++ b/drivers/xen/xlate_mmu.c
> > @@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ int xen_xlate_remap_gfn_array(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
> >  	struct remap_data data;
> >  	unsigned long range = DIV_ROUND_UP(nr, XEN_PFN_PER_PAGE) << PAGE_SHIFT;
> >  
> > -	/* Kept here for the purpose of making sure code doesn't break
> > -	   x86 PVOPS */
> > +	/* Kept here for the purpose of making sure code doesn't
> > +	 * break x86 PVOPS
> > +	 */
> 
> That is still not the preferred kernel multi-line comment style.
> Documentation/process/coding-style.rst says:
> 
> 	/*
> 	 * This is the preferred style for multi-line
> 	 * comments in the Linux kernel source code.
> 	 * Please use it consistently.
> 	 *
> 	 * Description:  A column of asterisks on the left side,
> 	 * with beginning and ending almost-blank lines.
> 	 */
> 
> although Networking code has a slightly different preferred style (as in
> your patch).
> 
> >  	BUG_ON(!((vma->vm_flags & (VM_PFNMAP | VM_IO)) == (VM_PFNMAP | VM_IO)));
> >  
> >  	data.fgfn = gfn;
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> ~Randy

Thank's for the feedback, I'll get that updated now.

I'm still kinda new to this, I assume I need to send the new patch via
git send-email?

Thanks,

Mark