Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: fix lines exceeding 100 columns
From: Salman Alghamdi
Date: Mon Apr 27 2026 - 11:51:12 EST
On April 27, 2026 12:10 +03, Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This patch is too big and too complicated. If you send a patch that
> only adds newlines, then I have automated ways to review that but
> when you're adding variables and change code to use min_t() then
> it's hard to review.
The introduction of some variables was made in order to fix line
length for certain function calls that has long named parameters.
Should I separate long line fixes into two patches, one only for
simple newlines and the other that introduces variables?
> When you start doing things which are more complicated than
> just adding newlines, then it gets controversial in ways you
> don't expect. For example, we don't really use min_t() these
> days.
I tried using min() first as Luka noted me, but checkpatch.pl warned
to replace it with min_t() instead. What is the preferred function
to use in this case?
Regards,
Salman Alghamdi