>________________________________ > From: anish singh <anish198519851985@xxxxxxxxx> >To: PINTU KUMAR <pintu_agarwal@xxxxxxxxx> >Cc: "linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx" <linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sunday, 9 June 2013 10:58 PM >Subject: Re: [checkpatch] - Confusion > > >On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 11:21 AM, PINTU KUMAR <pintu_agarwal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I wanted to submit my first patch. >> But I have some confusion about the /scripts/checkpatch.pl errors. >> >> After correcting some checkpatch errors, when I run checkpatch.pl, it showed me 0 errors. >> But when I create patches are git format-patch, it is showing me 1 error. >did you run the checkpatch.pl on the file which gets created >after git format-patch? >If yes, then I think it is not necessary.You can use git-am to apply >your own patch on a undisturbed file and if it applies properly then >you are good to go i.e. you can send your patch. Yes, first I ran checkpatch directly on the file(mm/page_alloc.c) and fixed all the errors. It showed me (0) errors. Then I created a patch using _git format-patch_ and ran checkpatch again on the created patch. But now it is showing me 1 error. According to me this error is false positive (irrelevant), because I did not change anything related to the error and also the similar change already exists somewhere else too. Do you mean, shall I go ahead and submit the patch with this 1 error?? ERROR: need consistent spacing around '*' (ctx:WxV) #153: FILE: mm/page_alloc.c:5476: +int min_free_kbytes_sysctl_handler(ctl_table *table, int write, >> >> If I fix error in patch, it showed me back again in files. >> >> Now, I am confused which error to fix while submitting patches, the file or the patch errors. >> >> Please provide your opinion. >> >> File: mm/page_alloc.c >> Previous file errors: >> total: 16 errors, 110 warnings, 6255 lines checked >> >> After fixing errors: >> total: 0 errors, 105 warnings, 6255 lines checked >> >> >> And, after running on patch: >> ERROR: need consistent spacing around '*' (ctx:WxV) >> #153: FILE: mm/page_alloc.c:5476: >> +int min_free_kbytes_sysctl_handler(ctl_table *table, int write, >> >> >> >> >> - Pintu >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > >-- >To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in >the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, >see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . >Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a> > > > -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href