I agree. But in my opinion checkpatch is here to help us fix style problems , but we should not blindly act on checkpatch warnings. thanks sudip On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Peter Senna Tschudin <peter.senna@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I think that, in this case, checkpatch.pl contributed: > > $ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl -f drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c > WARNING: space prohibited between function name and open parenthesis '(' > #415: FILE: drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c:415: > + if (c.s.field op (value)) { \ > > > On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 8:11 AM, Dave Tian <dave.jing.tian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Agreed - that is why I mentioned the patch is neither right nor useful:) >> >> -daveti >> >> >> On Oct 11, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> Hi Dave, >>> It will work. But my point of saying that was c.s.field ==(value) is >>> again not according to the style. >>> >>> thanks >>> sudip >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Dave Tian <dave.jing.tian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> It also works as value is surrounded by (), though I do not think the patch itself is right or useful. >>>> >>>> Dave Tian >>>> dave.jing.tian@xxxxxxxxx >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Oct 11, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 09:55:48PM -0400, Nicholas Krause wrote: >>>>>> Fixes checkpatch coding style warning about unneeded space >>>>>> between function name an parentheses. >>>>>> >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> Untested >>>>>> drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c | 2 +- >>>>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) >>>>>> >>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c b/drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c >>>>>> index 5f9db4c..bbeb0cc 100644 >>>>>> --- a/drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c >>>>>> +++ b/drivers/staging/octeon-usb/octeon-hcd.c >>>>>> @@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ struct octeon_hcd { >>>>>> type c; \ >>>>>> while (1) { \ >>>>>> c.u32 = __cvmx_usb_read_csr32(usb, address); \ >>>>>> - if (c.s.field op (value)) { \ >>>>>> + if (c.s.field op(value)) { \ >>>>> >>>>> have you read the code before modifying it? >>>>> this is not a function. >>>>> have you seen how CVMX_WAIT_FOR_FIELD32 is being called? >>>>> on every call of CVMX_WAIT_FOR_FIELD32 op is the operator "==" >>>>> so when called the macro will be c.s.field == (value). >>>>> if your patch is applied then it will become c.s.field ==(value) .. will that be correct ? >>>>> >>>>> thanks >>>>> sudip >>>>> >>>>>> result = 0; \ >>>>>> break; \ >>>>>> } else if (cvmx_get_cycle() > done) { \ >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 1.9.1 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Kernelnewbies mailing list >>>>>> Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Kernelnewbies mailing list >>>>> Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >>>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Kernelnewbies mailing list >> Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > > > > -- > Peter _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies