Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723au: multiple condition with no effect - if identical to else

From: Nicholas Mc Guire
Date: Tue Feb 03 2015 - 09:31:10 EST


On Tue, 03 Feb 2015, Jes Sorensen wrote:

> Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > A number if/else if/else branches are identical - so the condition has no
> > effect on the effective code and can be significantly simplified - this
> > patch removes the condition and the duplicated code.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > This looks like the output of some broken code-generator - unlikely someone
> > wrote this by hand. In any case it needs a review by someone that knows the
> > details of the driver.
> >
> > Anyway the number of useless code repetition is potentially record breaking !
> >
> > Patch was compile tested for x86_64_defconfig + CONFIG_STAGING=y
> > CONFIG_R8723AU=m, CONFIG_8723AU_BT_COEXIST=y
> >
> > Patch is against 3.0.19-rc7 (localversoin = -next-20150203)
> >
> > .../staging/rtl8723au/hal/rtl8723a_bt-coexist.c | 60 +++-----------------
> > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
>
> Why make it simple if you can make it complicated :)
>
> I presume it's against 3.19-rc7 since a 3.0.19 would be rather obsolete.
>

yes - thats a typo - sorry for that.

> Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@xxxxxxxxxx>
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