Re: [PATCH 09/12] Staging: rtl8192e: Rename variable pBA

[Philipp Hortmann]

On 7/14/23 04:49, Tree Davies wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 11:54:40PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> > On 7/13/23 01:35, Tree Davies wrote:
> > > Rename variable pBA to pba in order to Fix checkpatch
> > > warning: Avoid CamelCase
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Tree Davies<tdavies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >    drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_BAProc.c | 106 +++++++++++-----------
> > >    drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h         |   2 +-
> > >    2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
> >
> >
> > Hi Tree,
> > the p is typically for pointer. This is not wanted when you change the name.
> > But ba is is in use....
> >
> > Bye Philipp
>
> Thanks Philipp,
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> A few thoughts...
> Looking at occurances of pBA, they all appear as local variable
> declarations of struct ba_record, mostly as function params.
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> I also see what you mentioned, as BA being already taken in
> rtl819x_BAProc.c:394 and line 292, but I don't 'think' that renaming them
> both to ba will result negatively(?).
>
> Agreed, let's wait on Greg.
>
> Cheers!
> Tree

Hi Tree,

it is not so much about the compiler or if it works this way. When I 
read a program I often use Ctrl+Shift+F what shows me all variables in 
one folder (driver). I expect that I then always see one variable for 
one use and do not have to do a one by one decision if this belongs to 
the one content or to the other.

Please consider "readability" is important for kernel code.

Thanks for your support.

Bye Philipp