Thank you for your help, I'll study the code and see what I can do about it. Do you have any suggestions of how to fix this checkpatch warning? Nick On 14-10-11 05:53 AM, Kristofer Hallin wrote: > Even if you use checkpath you _should_ understand what you are changing. > The output of checkpatch merely there to help. > > In this case you can see that this is a macro just a few lines up in the > code. > On 11 Oct 2014 11:46, "Sudip Mukherjee" <sudipm.mukherjee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies