Re: [PATCH 0/9] tty: hvc_console: Fix some coding style issues

[Xiaofei Tan <tanxiaofei@huawei.com>]

Hi Greg,

On 2021/5/20 23:11, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 02:37:04PM +0800, Xiaofei Tan wrote:
>> Fix some issues reported by checkpatch.pl. All of them are
>> coding style issues, no function changes.
>>
>> Xiaofei Tan (9):
>>   tty: hvc_console: Fix spaces required around that '='
>>   tty: hvc_console: Fix "foo * bar" should be "foo *bar"
>>   tty: hvc_console: Remove trailing whitespace
>>   tty: hvc_console: Fix issues of code indent should use tabs
>>   tty: hvc_console: Delete spaces prohibited around open parenthesis '('
>>     and ')'
>>   tty: hvc_console: Fix coding style issues of block comments
>>   tty: hvc_console: Add a blank line after declarations
>>   tty: hvc_console: Remove the repeated words 'no' and 'from'
>>   tty: hvc_console: Move open brace { on the previous line
>>
>>  drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>>  1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>
> Do you use this driver?

No, i don't use it.

  If so, great, I'm sure there are other "real"
> issues in it that need some work.  But as Johan points out, doing
> drive-by checkpatch cleanups on random files that you do not use, isn't
> the best thing to do.
>

Sure

> If you just want to do this type of work, please do so in
> drivers/staging/ as it is most welcome there if you wish to get involved
> in kernel work to get experience before doing "real" stuff.
>

OK, thanks.

> thanks,
> g
> reg k-h
>
> .
>