[U-Boot,REPOST] checkpatch: ignore request to use ether_addr_copy()

From: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>

The Linux kernel, from which checkpatch originates, contains function
ether_addr_copy() to copy Ethernet MAC addresses, and checkpatch warns
that it should be used in preference to memcpy() where appropriate.
U-Boot doesn't contain ether_addr_copy(), so tell checkpatch not to issue
this warning.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
Acked-by: Joe Hershberger <joe.hershberger@ni.com>
---
 .checkpatch.conf | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 05:48:00 PM, Stephen Warren wrote:
> From: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
> 
> The Linux kernel, from which checkpatch originates, contains function
> ether_addr_copy() to copy Ethernet MAC addresses, and checkpatch warns
> that it should be used in preference to memcpy() where appropriate.
> U-Boot doesn't contain ether_addr_copy(), so tell checkpatch not to issue
> this warning.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
> Reviewed-by: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
> Acked-by: Joe Hershberger <joe.hershberger@ni.com>

+CC Tom, Simon

> ---
>  .checkpatch.conf | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/.checkpatch.conf b/.checkpatch.conf
> index 35167e12015b..d1d32fac9db5 100644
> --- a/.checkpatch.conf
> +++ b/.checkpatch.conf
> @@ -21,3 +21,7 @@
> 
>  # Ignore networking block comment style
>  --ignore NETWORKING_BLOCK_COMMENT_STYLE
> +
> +# Ignore "WARNING: Prefer ether_addr_copy() over memcpy() if the Ethernet
> +# addresses are __aligned(2)".
> +--ignore PREFER_ETHER_ADDR_COPY

Best regards,
Marek Vasut

On 01/25/2016 01:43 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 05:48:00 PM, Stephen Warren wrote:
>> From: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
>>
>> The Linux kernel, from which checkpatch originates, contains function
>> ether_addr_copy() to copy Ethernet MAC addresses, and checkpatch warns
>> that it should be used in preference to memcpy() where appropriate.
>> U-Boot doesn't contain ether_addr_copy(), so tell checkpatch not to issue
>> this warning.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
>> Acked-by: Joe Hershberger <joe.hershberger@ni.com>
>
> +CC Tom, Simon

I believe Tom just applied the original posting of this:

http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2016-January/243151.html
checkpatch: ignore request to use ether_addr_copy()

On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 10:34:40 PM, Stephen Warren wrote:
> On 01/25/2016 01:43 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 05:48:00 PM, Stephen Warren wrote:
> >> From: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
> >> 
> >> The Linux kernel, from which checkpatch originates, contains function
> >> ether_addr_copy() to copy Ethernet MAC addresses, and checkpatch warns
> >> that it should be used in preference to memcpy() where appropriate.
> >> U-Boot doesn't contain ether_addr_copy(), so tell checkpatch not to
> >> issue this warning.
> >> 
> >> Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@nvidia.com>
> >> Reviewed-by: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
> >> Acked-by: Joe Hershberger <joe.hershberger@ni.com>
> > 
> > +CC Tom, Simon
> 
> I believe Tom just applied the original posting of this:
> 
> http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2016-January/243151.html
> checkpatch: ignore request to use ether_addr_copy()

Well then, that's fine. Thanks!

Best regards,
Marek Vasut