Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8192e: renamed variable IsHTHalfNmodeAPs

[Philipp Hortmann]

On 10/22/23 09:32, Gary Rookard wrote:
> Sorry, but I do both compile and checkpatch, but they seem to be 
> failing, don't
> know why yet. I've been using make M=drivers/staging/rtl8192e after a 
> complete
> kernel build at make -j3, I'm changing it to Make drivers/staging as a 
> matter of recourse.
> gcc version 13.2.1 20230826 (Gentoo 13.2.1_p20230826 p7)
>
> I use checkpatch unflaged on the patch, never a problem before...
>
> On Sun, Oct 22, 2023, at 2:48 AM, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> > On 10/22/23 00:40, Gary Rookard wrote:
> > > Renamed from Pascal/CamelCase to Snake case the variable
> > > IsHTHalfNmodeAPs, IsHTHalfNmodeAPs -> is_ht_half_nmode_aps. Linux 
> > kernel
> > > coding style (cleanup) checkpatch Avoid CamelCase. Driver rtl8192e
> > > compiles. Signed-off-by: Gary Rookard <garyrookard@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > <mailto:garyrookard@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> ---
> > > drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_HTProc.c | 2 +-
> > > drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h | 2 +-
> > > drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c | 2 +- 3 files changed, 3
> > > insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I assume that now I cannot apply this patch anymore because the previous
> > one is missing.
> >
> > I propose to make a patch series out of the send in patches.
> > Please do a compile test and and use checkpatch.
> >
> > Please include in the version change at which version what changed.
> >
> > Thanks for your support.
> >
> > Bye Philipp

Hi Gary,

please use:
make -C . M=drivers/staging/rtl8192e

I am using checkpatch as described here:
https://kernelnewbies.org/FirstKernelPatch
"Git post-commit hooks"

Please always reply with Bottom Posting. You used top posting which is 
not liked by the community and maintainer.

Bye Philipp