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Re: [PATCH 4/4] Staging: rtl8712: fix warning for placing constant on the right side of test

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On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 10:37 PM, Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, 10 Oct 2015, Punit Vara wrote:
>
>> This patch is to the rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c file that fixes up following
>
> The entire above line doesn't give any information (except the file name,
> but that can easily be seen from what comes just below).  A commit message
> that would get to the point (what you did) more quickly could be something
> like: "Put constant on the right side of a test.  Problem found using
> checkpatch."
>
> julia
>
>> warnings reported by checkpatch.pl:
>>
>> -Comparisons should place the constant on the right side of the test
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Punit Vara <punitvara@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c | 16 ++++++++--------
>>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
>> index fc1028a..e9852ae 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
>> @@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static int r871x_wx_set_priv(struct net_device *dev,
>>       if (IS_ERR(ext))
>>               return PTR_ERR(ext);
>>
>> -     if (0 == strcasecmp(ext, "RSSI")) {
>> +     if (strcasecmp(ext, "RSSI") == 0) {
>>               /*Return received signal strength indicator in -db for */
>>               /* current AP */
>>               /*<ssid> Rssi xx */
>> @@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static int r871x_wx_set_priv(struct net_device *dev,
>>               } else {
>>                       sprintf(ext, "OK");
>>               }
>> -     } else if (0 == strcasecmp(ext, "LINKSPEED")) {
>> +     } else if (strcasecmp(ext, "LINKSPEED") == 0) {
>>               /*Return link speed in MBPS */
>>               /*LinkSpeed xx */
>>               union iwreq_data wrqd;
>> @@ -984,30 +984,30 @@ static int r871x_wx_set_priv(struct net_device *dev,
>>               int mbps;
>>
>>               ret_inner = r8711_wx_get_rate(dev, info, &wrqd, extra);
>> -             if (0 != ret_inner)
>> +             if (ret_inner != 0)
>>                       mbps = 0;
>>               else
>>                       mbps = wrqd.bitrate.value / 1000000;
>>               sprintf(ext, "LINKSPEED %d", mbps);
>> -     } else if (0 == strcasecmp(ext, "MACADDR")) {
>> +     } else if (strcasecmp(ext, "MACADDR") == 0) {
>>               /*Return mac address of the station */
>>               /* Macaddr = xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx */
>>               sprintf(ext, "MACADDR = %pM", dev->dev_addr);
>> -     } else if (0 == strcasecmp(ext, "SCAN-ACTIVE")) {
>> +     } else if (strcasecmp(ext, "SCAN-ACTIVE") == 0) {
>>               /*Set scan type to active */
>>               /*OK if successful */
>>               struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
>>
>>               pmlmepriv->passive_mode = 1;
>>               sprintf(ext, "OK");
>> -     } else if (0 == strcasecmp(ext, "SCAN-PASSIVE")) {
>> +     } else if (strcasecmp(ext, "SCAN-PASSIVE") == 0) {
>>               /*Set scan type to passive */
>>               /*OK if successful */
>>               struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
>>
>>               pmlmepriv->passive_mode = 0;
>>               sprintf(ext, "OK");
>> -     } else if (0 == strncmp(ext, "DCE-E", 5)) {
>> +     } else if (strncmp(ext, "DCE-E", 5) == 0) {
>>               /*Set scan type to passive */
>>               /*OK if successful */
>>               r8712_disconnectCtrlEx_cmd(padapter
>> @@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static int r871x_wx_set_priv(struct net_device *dev,
>>                       , 5000 /*u32 firstStageTO */
>>               );
>>               sprintf(ext, "OK");
>> -     } else if (0 == strncmp(ext, "DCE-D", 5)) {
>> +     } else if (strncmp(ext, "DCE-D", 5) == 0) {
>>               /*Set scan type to passive */
>>               /*OK if successfu */
>>               r8712_disconnectCtrlEx_cmd(padapter
>> --
>> 2.5.3
>>
>>


I thought warning is clearly showing that constant should be on right
side that's why I did not include any extra detail just include one
warning in patch. But surely from next time I will follow your as per
your valuable feedback.

Thanks
Punit Vara
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[PATCH 4/4] Staging: rtl8712: fix warning for placing constant on the right side of test Punit Vara <punitvara@gmail.com> - 2015-10-10 19:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 4/4] Staging: rtl8712: fix warning for placing constant  on the right side of test Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@lip6.fr> - 2015-10-10 19:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 4/4] Staging: rtl8712: fix warning for placing constant on  the right side of test punit vara <punitvara@gmail.com> - 2015-10-10 22:00 +0200

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