[PATCH v2] drm: Add directive to format code in comment

Danilo Krummrich dakr at kernel.org
Sun Aug 10 13:23:10 UTC 2025


Hi Javier,

On Sun Aug 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM CEST, Javier Garcia wrote:

Thanks for the patch.

> Fixes: 471920ce25d5 ("drm/gpuvm: Add locking helpers")

The Fixes: tag belongs at the end of the commit message, like all other tags.

>   Warning: ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c:2444: Unexpected indentation.
>   Warning: ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c:2446: Block quote ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.
>   Warning: ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c:2450: Definition list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.
>   Warning: ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c:2451: Definition list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.
>   Warning: ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c:2455: Unexpected indentation.
>   Warning: ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c:2456: Definition list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.
>   Warning: ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c:2457: Definition list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.
>   Warning: ./drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c:2458: Definition list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.

Even though it's rather obvious in this case, the commit message should contain
the motivation of the patch and how it addresses the issue in imperative mood,
see also [1].

[1] https://docs.kernel.org/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes

>
>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Garcia <rampxxxx at gmail.com>
> ---
> v1 -> v2:
>       * Added the proper Fixes tag.
>       * v1 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250804212902.22554-1-rampxxxx@gmail.com
>
>  drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c
> index bbc7fecb6f4a..74d949995a72 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gpuvm.c
> @@ -2432,6 +2432,8 @@ static const struct drm_gpuvm_ops lock_ops = {
>   *
>   * The expected usage is:
>   *
> + * .. code-block:: c
> + *
>   *    vm_bind {
>   *        struct drm_exec exec;
>   *
> -- 
> 2.50.1



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