On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 03:26:17PM +0400, volokh wrote: > static int write_reg(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 value, int channel) > { > - return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, reg | (channel << 6), value); > + int i; > + > + for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) > + /*return */if (i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, > + reg|(channel<<6), value) < 0) > + return -1; > + return 0; > } There are several style problems with this function. 1) Bogus comment doesn't add any information. 2) Multi-line indents get curly parens, for stlye reasons even though it's not needed for semantic reasons. 3) Preserve the return codes from lower levels. 4) Don't return -1. -1 means -EPERM and this is not a permision issue. 5) Put spaces around math operators. These were correct in the original code. This function should look like: static int write_reg(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 value, int channel) { int ret; int i; for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) { ret = i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, reg | (channel << 6), value); if (ret) return ret; } return 0; } Now that the function is readable, why are we writing to the register 10 times? > > +/**static u8 read_reg(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, int channel) > +{ > + return i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client,reg|(channel<<6)); > +}*/ > + Bogus comment adds nothing. > static int write_regs(struct i2c_client *client, u8 *regs, int channel) > { > int i; > > for (i = 0; regs[i] != 0xff; i += 2) > - if (i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, > - regs[i] | (channel << 6), regs[i + 1]) < 0) > + if (i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client > + , regs[i] | (channel << 6), regs[i + 1]) < 0) The comma was in the correct place in the original code... This change is wrong. > return -1; > return 0; > } > > -static int wis_tw2804_command(struct i2c_client *client, > - unsigned int cmd, void *arg) > +static int wis_tw2804_command( > + struct i2c_client *client, > + unsigned int cmd, > + void *arg) The style was correct in the original code. This change is wrong. > { > - struct wis_tw2804 *dec = i2c_get_clientdata(client); > + struct v4l2_subdev *sd = i2c_get_clientdata(client); > + struct wis_tw2804 *dec = to_state(sd); > + int *input; > + > + printk(KERN_INFO"wis-tw2804: call command %d\n", cmd); This seems like a very spammy printk(). :/ Put a space after the KERN_INFO. > > if (cmd == DECODER_SET_CHANNEL) { > - int *input = arg; The input was better here, where it was declared originally. > + printk(KERN_INFO"wis-tw2804: DecoderSetChannel call command %d\n", cmd); > + > + input = arg; > > if (*input < 0 || *input > 3) { > - printk(KERN_ERR "wis-tw2804: channel %d is not " > - "between 0 and 3!\n", *input); > + printk(KERN_ERR"wis-tw2804: channel %d is not between 0 and 3!\n", *input); These kinds of unrelated changes don't belong in a new feature patch. Cleanups, fixes, and features don't mix. In this situation, I would just leave it as is. I know checkpatch.pl complains, but it's up to the maintainer to decide what to do. If you decide to change it (in a separate patch) the format would be: printk(KERN_ERR "wis-tw2804: channel %d is not between 0 and 3!\n", *input); When people submit big patches there is a lot to complain about and they don't get merged. I'm a hundred lines into the review and I haven't even got to any changes which matter or are improvements. regards, dan carpenter -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html