Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] auxdisplay: Add Titanmec TM16xx 7-segment display controllers driver

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Wed Jul 02 2025 - 11:06:30 EST


On 30/06/2025 16:17, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 01:39:25PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 30/06/2025 11:54, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:27:21AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 30/06/2025 09:27, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 30, 2025 at 08:12:16AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>>>> On 29/06/2025 15:18, Jean-François Lessard wrote:
>
> ...
>
>>>>>>> + display->leds =
>>>>>>> + devm_kcalloc(dev, display->num_leds, sizeof(*display->leds), GFP_KERNEL);
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wrong wrapping. Use kernel style, not clang style.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> + if (!display->leds)
>>>>>>> + return -ENOMEM;
>>>>>
>>>>> Just wondering how .clang-format is official? Note some of the maintainers even
>>>>
>>>> First time I hear above clang style is preferred. Where is it expected?
>>>
>>> Documented here:
>>> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html#you-ve-made-a-mess-of-it
>>
>> I mean, which maintainers prefer such style of wrapping. Above I know,
>> but it does not solve the discussion we have here - above line wrapping
>> preferred by clang and opposite to most of the kernel code.
>
> IIRC Dan Williams (as you might have deduced already from the links).
BTW, if that's your preference, then obviously it is perfectly fine.
It's your subsystem.


Best regards,
Krzysztof