On Wed, 2014-12-03 at 21:30 +0000, Sean Cleator wrote:
> A patch to fix the rest of the long line warnings in the dgnc_cls.h file
> found by the checkpatch.pl tool

checkpatch is a brainless little tool.

You should prefer to develop a readable style rather than
pay too close attention to precisely what checkpatch says.

fyi: There is this warning in the file:

 *      NOTE: THIS IS A SHARED HEADER. DO NOT CHANGE CODING STYLE!!!

I would have done changes like this:
---
 drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_cls.h | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_cls.h b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_cls.h
index 465d79a..db05aed 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_cls.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_cls.h
@@ -25,25 +25,24 @@
 
 #include "dgnc_types.h"
 
-
-/************************************************************************
- * Per channel/port Classic UART structure                             *
- ************************************************************************
- *             Base Structure Entries Usage Meanings to Host           *
- *                                                                     *
- *     W = read write          R = read only                           *
- *                     U = Unused.                                     *
- ************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * Per channel/port classic UART registers structure
+ *
+ *     Base structure entries usage - meaning to host:
+ *     W = read write
+ *     R = read only
+ *     U = unused
+ */
 
 struct cls_uart_struct {
-       u8 txrx;                /* WR  RHR/THR - Holding Reg */
-       u8 ier;         /* WR  IER - Interrupt Enable Reg */
-       u8 isr_fcr;             /* WR  ISR/FCR - Interrupt Status Reg/Fifo 
Control Reg */
-       u8 lcr;         /* WR  LCR - Line Control Reg */
-       u8 mcr;         /* WR  MCR - Modem Control Reg */
-       u8 lsr;         /* WR  LSR - Line Status Reg */
-       u8 msr;         /* WR  MSR - Modem Status Reg */
-       u8 spr;         /* WR  SPR - Scratch Pad Reg */
+       u8 txrx;        /* WR  RHR/THR - Holding */
+       u8 ier;         /* WR  IER - Interrupt Enable */
+       u8 isr_fcr;     /* WR  ISR/FCR - Interrupt Status / Fifo Control */
+       u8 lcr;         /* WR  LCR - Line Control */
+       u8 mcr;         /* WR  MCR - Modem Control */
+       u8 lsr;         /* WR  LSR - Line Status */
+       u8 msr;         /* WR  MSR - Modem Status */
+       u8 spr;         /* WR  SPR - Scratch Pad */
 };
 
 /* Where to read the interrupt register (8bits) */
@@ -61,12 +60,12 @@ struct cls_uart_struct {
 #define UART_16654_FCR_RXTRIGGER_56    0x80
 #define UART_16654_FCR_RXTRIGGER_60     0xC0
 
-#define UART_IIR_CTSRTS                        0x20    /* Received CTS/RTS 
change of state */
-#define UART_IIR_RDI_TIMEOUT           0x0C    /* Receiver data TIMEOUT */
+#define UART_IIR_CTSRTS                0x20    /* Received CTS/RTS change of 
state */
+#define UART_IIR_RDI_TIMEOUT   0x0C    /* Receiver data TIMEOUT */
 
 /*
- * These are the EXTENDED definitions for the Exar 654's Interrupt
- * Enable Register.
+ * These are the EXTENDED definitions for the
+ * Exar 654's Interrupt Enable Register
  */
 #define UART_EXAR654_EFR_ECB      0x10    /* Enhanced control bit */
 #define UART_EXAR654_EFR_IXON     0x2     /* Receiver compares Xon1/Xoff1 */
@@ -74,8 +73,8 @@ struct cls_uart_struct {
 #define UART_EXAR654_EFR_RTSDTR   0x40    /* Auto RTS/DTR Flow Control Enable 
*/
 #define UART_EXAR654_EFR_CTSDSR   0x80    /* Auto CTS/DSR Flow COntrol Enable 
*/
 
-#define UART_EXAR654_XOFF_DETECT  0x1     /* Indicates whether chip saw an 
incoming XOFF char  */
-#define UART_EXAR654_XON_DETECT   0x2     /* Indicates whether chip saw an 
incoming XON char */
+#define UART_EXAR654_XOFF_DETECT  0x1     /* Incoming XOFF char seen */
+#define UART_EXAR654_XON_DETECT   0x2     /* Incoming XON char seen */
 
 #define UART_EXAR654_IER_XOFF     0x20    /* Xoff Interrupt Enable */
 #define UART_EXAR654_IER_RTSDTR   0x40    /* Output Interrupt Enable */


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