[dpdk-dev] Solarflare PMD submission question

[Thomas Monjalon]

2016-11-21 11:46, Andrew Rybchenko:
> On 11/21/2016 11:19 AM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
> >> Before submitting 56 patches I'd like to double-check that checkpatch.pl
> >> errors (for example, because of assignments in the 'if' condition,
> >> parenthesis around return value) is not a show-stopper for base driver
> >> import.
> > You can run checkpatches.sh or send the patches to checkpatch at dpdk.org.
> > The script check-git-log.sh can also guide you for the expected formatting.
> 
> Yes, I did it and it helped me to find and fix some coding standard 
> violations.
> 
> The problem with libefx (base driver) is that it is existing code which 
> follows FreeBSD and illumos coding conventions which contradict to 
> checkpatches.sh sometimes (e.g. require parenthesis around return 
> value). Other example of error produced by checkpatches.sh is assign in 
> if. It is widely used in the code to assign return code value and 
> compare it vs 0 in one line. It is not a coding standard conflict, but 
> it is very wide-spread in the code (so changing it will produce too many 
> changes not strictly required/useful).
> 
> So, may I repeat my question if it is a show-stopper for base driver or 
> acceptable.

I would vote to accept these minor style warnings for the base driver.
Ferruh, any comment?