At 2022-11-07 17:53:57, "Greg KH" <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 05:30:56PM +0800, Slark Xiao wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> At 2022-11-07 17:02:29, "Greg KH" <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 04:48:26PM +0800, Slark Xiao wrote: >> >> To make code neat and for convenience purpose, use macro for >> >> some VIDs. These macros are supposed to be added to pci_ids.h. >> > >> >No, they are not supposed to be added there at all. >> > >> >And they are not a "macro", it is a "#define". >> > >> >> But until the macros are used in multiple places, it is not >> >> recommended. So adding it locally for now. >> > >> >Again, these are not macros >> > >> >thanks, >> > >> >greg k-h >> >> Hi Greg, >> Thanks for your comment. >> In my opinion, MACRO almost same as a '#define'. May I know how do >> you call such definition? > >As I said, this is just a define, not a macro at all. > >> And could you give your comments in previous patch, not the 'final' one? > >I do not understand, what previous patrch? What "final" one? What is >the "latest" patch? previous patch: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221027115123.5326-1-slark_xiao@xxxxxxx/ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221028023711.4196-1-slark_xiao@xxxxxxx/ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221102024437.15248-1-slark_xiao@xxxxxxx/ 'final' patch: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221107084826.8888-1-slark_xiao@xxxxxxx/ https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221101015858.6777-1-slark_xiao@xxxxxxx/ The 'final' patch was committed according to the advice of the feature maintainer. > >> In another pci_ids patch, you break it in v3 and break it here again in v2. > >I broke what? You could have voiced out such comment in V1, V2 before the 'final'. > >> Honestly, it's positive for whole project. But it's negative for contributor >> and maintainer. > >I am totally confused here and do not understand what you are referring >to, sorry. > >greg k-h