Re: [PATCH 1/2] staging: vme_user: add space around operators

[Menna Mahmoud]

On ١٥‏/٣‏/٢٠٢٣ ٢٠:٤٧, Ira Weiny wrote:
> Menna Mahmoud wrote:
> > add a space before and after the operator, for readability.
> >
> > Reported By checkpatch script:
> >
> > CHECK: spaces preferred around that '+' (ctx:VxV)
> > +		image->bus_resource.name = kmalloc(VMENAMSIZ+3, GFP_ATOMIC);
> >   		                                            ^
> > CHECK: spaces preferred around that '<<' (ctx:VxV)
> > +	temp_ctl &= ~(3<<4);
> >   	               ^
> > CHECK: spaces preferred around that '>>' (ctx:VxV)
> > +	cbar = (cbar & TSI148_CRCSR_CBAR_M)>>3;
> >   	                                   ^
> > CHECK: spaces preferred around that '<<' (ctx:VxV)
> > +		iowrite32be(cbar<<3, bridge->base + TSI148_CBAR);
> Similar comment to what Fabio made.
>
> But I'll add some formatting comments.
>
> It looks like you have submitted a 2 patch series which fixes all the
> checkpatch errors in the vme_user driver?

yes, each patch for specific error in multi-position.

> Kudos for separating out the 2 patches for the 2 different types of
> checkpatch errors!  And for submitting a series which fixes the entire
> driver!

to double check that i understood right, you mean I should create one 
patch-set for one error?

Because I have already done that in previous patch but Julia commented 
on it that no need to create patch-set

for the same error.


> But you should also include a cover letter for your series.
okay, I will include it.
> How are you creating this series?  Are you using 'git format-patch'?
> 'b4'?  If not using 'b4' I strongly recommend it.[*]

yes, used ' git format-patch` but I will try b4.

> Both of those tools can help with formatting a cover letter and b4 will
> help keep track of multiple versions of the series as you fix things.
>
> Ira
>
> [*] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/b4/b4.git

Thanks,

Menna