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From: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@linaro.org>
To: Ashok Kumar <ashokemailat@yahoo.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	 dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,  linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	outreachy@lists.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [RFC] CamelCase can it be fixed per Checkpatch.pl script
Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 16:42:37 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <uewpqrf2hkczmxftsl5pb2lx4tylxcntxqn5cwmlcrx3w54mu5@bc7nta7chbkm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ZjmsAVlZmA5sje/Y@c>

On Mon, May 06, 2024 at 09:20:17PM -0700, Ashok Kumar wrote:
> Found some files in Staging Drivers for which checkpatch.pl throws a CHECK to
> +remove CamelCase.
> 
> For instance in program vt6655/card.c find the usage of CamelCase as
> i) Variable names eg: &priv->apTD0Rings[0]
> ii) Function names eg: void CARDvSafeResetRx(
> 
> Note: some of the functions are
> +static functions
> 
> Reviewed lore and seems in some instances removing CamelCase was allowed and in
> +some case removing them was disallowed.
> 
> Hence wanted comments if we should change them or not.

It's better to work with the corresponding driver maintainer. Generic
comment is that functions must be renamed, while variables / fields
naming usually depends on the maintainer's decision.

-- 
With best wishes
Dmitry

      reply	other threads:[~2024-05-07 13:42 UTC|newest]

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2024-05-07  4:20 ` [RFC] CamelCase can it be fixed per Checkpatch.pl script Ashok Kumar
2024-05-07 13:42   ` Dmitry Baryshkov [this message]

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