Re: [PATCH 09/12] Staging: rtl8192e: Rename variable pBA

[Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org>]

On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 07:49:39PM -0700, Tree Davies wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 11:54:40PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> > On 7/13/23 01:35, Tree Davies wrote:
> > > Rename variable pBA to pba in order to Fix checkpatch
> > > warning: Avoid CamelCase
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Tree Davies<tdavies@darkphysics.net>
> > > ---
> > >   drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_BAProc.c | 106 +++++++++++-----------
> > >   drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h         |   2 +-
> > >   2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
> > 
> > 
> > Hi Tree,
> > the p is typically for pointer. This is not wanted when you change the name.
> > But ba is is in use....
> > 
> > Bye Philipp
> 
> Thanks Philipp,                                                      
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> A few thoughts...                                                    
> Looking at occurances of pBA, they all appear as local variable      
> declarations of struct ba_record, mostly as function params.         

I'm reading my inbox in the wrong order so I already sent an email
with the same advice that Philipp sent.  Philipp is correct.  "p" is
not allowed.

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> I also see what you mentioned, as BA being already taken in          
> rtl819x_BAProc.c:394 and line 292, but I don't 'think' that renaming them
> both to ba will result negatively(?).

Thanks for noticing this.  Figure out a solution.

> 
> Agreed, let's wait on Greg.

Heh.  Greg is not going to fix these minor issues and neither am I.  We
trust you to find a solution.  You can do it!  I believe in you!

regards,
dan carpenter