Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: fix block comments alignment

[karthek]

On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 10:27:17AM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2021 at 12:23:17AM +0530, karthik alapati wrote:
> > fix checkpatch.pl warning for "block comments should align the * on each line"
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: karthik alapati <mail@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_phycfg.c   | 204 +++++++++---------
> >  1 file changed, 102 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_phycfg.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_phycfg.c
> > index cf23414d7..003f954c2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_phycfg.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_phycfg.c
> > @@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
> >  #define MAX_DOZE_WAITING_TIMES_9x 64
> >  
> >  /**
> > -* Function:	phy_CalculateBitShift
> > -*
> > -* OverView:	Get shifted position of the BitMask
> > -*
> > -* Input:
> > -*		u32 	BitMask,
> > -*
> > -* Output:	none
> > -* Return:		u32 	Return the shift bit bit position of the mask
> > -*/
> > + * Function:	phy_CalculateBitShift
> > + *
> > + * OverView:	Get shifted position of the BitMask
> > + *
> > + * Input:
> > + *		u32 	BitMask,
> 
> Why is this on a different line??
> 
> > + *
> > + * Output:	none
> > + * Return:		u32 	Return the shift bit bit position of the mask
> 
> The "u32" is indented more than the "none".  "bit bit" is probably a
> typo?
> 
> > + */
> >  static	u32 phy_CalculateBitShift(u32 BitMask)
> >  {
> >  	u32 i;
> 
> There is a proper kernel-doc style that function comments are supposed
> to use.  https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/doc-guide/kernel-doc.html
> 
> ./scripts/kernel-doc -v -none drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_phycfg.c
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
> 

thats my old patch
the new one is already sent to greg,lkml