Re: [PATCH v1] cirrus: Simplify with dev_err_probe()

[Charles Keepax <ckeepax@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 03:59:50PM +0100, Richard Fitzgerald wrote:
> On 28/08/2024 15:47, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 28 2024 at 13:27, Charles Keepax wrote:
> > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 08:01:18PM +0800, Yan Zhen wrote:
> > > > @@ -1064,10 +1064,9 @@ static int madera_pin_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> > > >   		ret = pinctrl_register_mappings(pdata->gpio_configs,
> > > >   						pdata->n_gpio_configs);
> > > >   		if (ret) {
> > > > -			dev_err(priv->dev,
> > > > -				"Failed to register pdata mappings (%d)\n",
> > > > -				ret);
> > > > -			return ret;
> > > > +			return dev_err_probe(priv->dev, ret,
> > > > +						"Failed to register pdata mappings (%d)\n",
> > > > +						ret);
> > > >   		}
> > > 
> > > Since we are doing a respin anyway also the brackets on the if
> > > should be dropped on both of these as well.
> > 
> > No. https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainer-tip.html#bracket-rules
> > 
> 
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#codingstyle
> 
> does not say that. It says:
> 
> "Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will do."
> 
> Note: single statement, not single line.
> 
> coding-style.rst is the coding style. If you disagree with the coding
> style, send a patch to change coding-style.rst.
> 

I mean certainly having two documents with apparently conflicting
guidelines for the coding style is not a helpful situation at
all. I would definitely second the call for patching the
coding-style doc to be more explicit there.

And to be clear I really don't care if we keep the brackets or
not, was just trying to follow what I thought was the coding style
guidance.

Thanks,
Charles