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

[Ira Weiny]

Menna Mahmoud wrote:
> 
> 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?

No what you did was correct.  Each patch should fix one type of error.  I
only meant you should include a cover letter which explains the group of
patches as a bundle to fix the checkpatch errors of this driver.

https://kernelnewbies.org/PatchSeries

> 
> 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.

While I still recomend using b4 check out the --cover-letter option to
format-patch.

    --cover-letter        generate a cover letter

Ira