Re: [PATCH] [media] tw686x: add a missing newline when printing parameter 'dma_mode'

[Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@vanguardiasur.com.ar>]

On Wed, 13 May 2020 at 22:32, Xiongfeng Wang <wangxiongfeng2@huawei.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Ezequiel,
>
> Thanks for your reply !
>
> On 2020/5/14 3:32, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 May 2020 at 05:49, Xiongfeng Wang <wangxiongfeng2@huawei.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> When I cat module parameter 'dma_mode' by sysfs, it displays as follows.
> >> It is better to add a newline for easy reading.
> >>
> >> [root@hulk-202 ~]# cat /sys/module/tw686x/parameters/dma_mode
> >> memcpy[root@hulk-202 ~]#
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Xiongfeng Wang <wangxiongfeng2@huawei.com>
> >
> > I don't mind this change, but I don't think this is standard.
> > The lack of newline follows what other drivers are doing.
> >
> > # hexdump -c /sys/module/acpi/parameters/ec_event_clearing
> > 0000000   q   u   e   r   y
> > 0000005
> >
> > Is it really an issue for you?
>
> It's not an issue for me. It's just that if the result is in a separate line, it
> reads more easily. I am also planning to fix the parameters below
> '/sys/module/acpi/parameters'.
>

If you don't have a real reason behind this, such as a documented
expectation or something breaking due to this, but just readability,
then I don't think it's worth going through _all_ the module parameters
fixing this.

While I appreciate your effort, this cleanup exceeds the level
of nitpicking I care for.

Thanks!
Ezequiel

> Thanks,
> Xiongfeng
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ezequiel
> >
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/media/pci/tw686x/tw686x-core.c | 2 +-
> >>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/tw686x/tw686x-core.c b/drivers/media/pci/tw686x/tw686x-core.c
> >> index 74ae4f0..bfc61da 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/media/pci/tw686x/tw686x-core.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/media/pci/tw686x/tw686x-core.c
> >> @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static const char *dma_mode_name(unsigned int mode)
> >>
> >>  static int tw686x_dma_mode_get(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp)
> >>  {
> >> -       return sprintf(buffer, "%s", dma_mode_name(dma_mode));
> >> +       return sprintf(buffer, "%s\n", dma_mode_name(dma_mode));
> >>  }
> >>
> >>  static int tw686x_dma_mode_set(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
> >> --
> >> 1.7.12.4
> >>
> >
>