[U-Boot] [PATCH v2] imls: Add support to list images in NAND device

Vipin Kumar vipin.kumar at st.com
Mon Dec 17 09:18:58 CET 2012


On 12/15/2012 12:29 AM, Scott Wood wrote:
> On 12/14/2012 03:23:26 AM, Vipin Kumar wrote:
>> On 12/14/2012 3:22 AM, Scott Wood wrote:
>>> On 12/13/2012 12:10:58 AM, Vipin Kumar wrote:
>>>>>> +				imgdata = malloc(read_size);
>>>>>> +				if (!imgdata) {
>>>>>> +					printf("Not able to list all
>>>>>> images " \
>>>>>> +						"(Low memory)\n");
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't line-wrap error strings.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 80 column ?
>>>
>>> Error strings are an exception for the sake of greppability.  From
>>> Linux's Documentation/CodingStyle:
>>>
>>>      Statements longer than 80 columns will be broken into sensible
>>> chunks, unless
>>>      exceeding 80 columns significantly increases readability and does
>>> not hide
>>>      information. Descendants are always substantially shorter than
>>> the
>>> parent and
>>>      are placed substantially to the right. The same applies to
>>> function
>>> headers
>>>      with a long argument list. However, never break user-visible
>>> strings
>>> such as
>>>      printk messages, because that breaks the ability to grep for
>>> them.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, thanks for reminding. The error strings are more readable
>> already in v3. Please take a look
>
> No, you're still breaking up strings (and you also have a totally
> unnecessary backslash).  If it's on one line in the output, it should
> be on one line in the source.
>

Yes, got it. Please check v4. I will send it out soon

> -Scott
>



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