Joe Perches [off-list ref] wrote:

Prefer the direct use of octal for permissions.

Done with checkpatch -f --types=SYMBOLIC_PERMS --fix-inplace
and some typing.

Miscellanea:

o Whitespace neatening around these conversions.

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

2ef00c53049b wireless: Use octal not symbolic permissions

-- 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10305719/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches