Re: [PATCH v2] staging: vt6655: replace camel case by snake case

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Aug 14, 2023 at 06:32:01PM +0530, Pavan Bobba wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 12, 2023 at 08:41:51PM +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, 12 Aug 2023, Pavan Bobba wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 11:27:10PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Aug 09, 2023 at 06:17:22PM +0530, Pavan Bobba wrote:
> > > > > Replace array name of camel case by snake case. Issue found
> > > > > by checkpatch
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Pavan Bobba <opensource206@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  v1 -> v2: 1. array name renamed from byVT3253B0_RFMD to by_vt3253b0_rfmd
> > > > >            2. typo in the subject line "small case" corrected with the
> > > > >               proper word "snake case"
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Pavan Bobba <opensource206@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  drivers/staging/vt6655/baseband.c | 6 +++---
> > > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6655/baseband.c b/drivers/staging/vt6655/baseband.c
> > > > > index 0e135af8316b..cc8793256661 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/staging/vt6655/baseband.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6655/baseband.c
> > > > > @@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static const unsigned char by_vt3253_init_tab_rfmd[CB_VT3253_INIT_FOR_RFMD][2] =
> > > > >  };
> > > > >
> > > > >  #define CB_VT3253B0_INIT_FOR_RFMD 256
> > > > > -static const unsigned char byVT3253B0_RFMD[CB_VT3253B0_INIT_FOR_RFMD][2] = {
> > > > > +static const unsigned char by_vt3253b0_rfmd[CB_VT3253B0_INIT_FOR_RFMD][2] = {
> > > >
> > > > Again, the "by" needs to just be dropped.
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > >
> > > > greg k-h
> > >
> > > hi greg...did'nt get your comment. can you please provide more elaborate
> > > info?
> > 
> > Drop the letter "by_" at the beginning of the function name.  It is there
> > ot indicate the type, which isn't done in the kernel.
> > 
> > julia
> 
> this is'nt a function name but an array name. is in't it fine?
> 

Not at all.  The issue is the name, why are you just adding a "_" here?
What does "by" mean?  (hint, this is a rhetorical question, I know, I
need you to figure it out so you know how to properly rename the
variable here...)

thanks,

greg k-h