Re: [PATCH v2] staging: rtl8723bs: Resolve checkpatch error "that open brace { should be on the previous line" in the rtl8723 driver

[Joe Perches]

On Sat, 2019-06-15 at 14:29 -0700, Shobhit Kukreti wrote:
> Cleaned up the code from the following files to get rid of
> check patch error "that open brace { should be on the previous line"

It's fine you are modifying brace styles, but:

> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/mlme_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
> index aa2499f..4631b68 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/mlme_linux.c
> @@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ void rtw_os_indicate_connect(struct adapter *adapter)
>  	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &(adapter->mlmepriv);
>  
>  	if ((check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE) == true) ||
> -		(check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_STATE) == true))
> -	{
> +		(check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_ADHOC_STATE) == true)) {
>  		rtw_cfg80211_ibss_indicate_connect(adapter);
>  	}
>  	else

the else should be on the same line as the close brace

> @@ -106,8 +105,9 @@ void rtw_reset_securitypriv(struct adapter *adapter)
>  		adapter->securitypriv.ndisencryptstatus = Ndis802_11WEPDisabled;
>  
>  	}
> -	else /* reset values in securitypriv */
> -	{
> +	else {
> +		/* reset values in securitypriv */
> +

and here.  etc.  Please change all instances appropriately.