Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] dmaengine: dw-axi-dmac: fix Alignment should match open parenthesis
From: Markus Elfring
Date: Sat Jan 24 2026 - 04:10:59 EST
> Check warning is throws when run scripts/checkpatch.pl --strict:
> drivers/dma/dw-axi-dmac/dw-axi-dmac-platform.c:345
Please improve such a change description another bit.
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.19-rc6#n45
You might not need to mention all affected source code positions here.
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> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Split the patch into smaller patches according type
> of warning.
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* I find this hint relevant also for a better commit message.
* You do not need to repeat patch version descriptions here
after you provided them in the cover letter already.
Regards,
Markus