Re: [PATCH] x86/intel/quark: fix simple_return.cocci warnings

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Thu Feb 19 2015 - 05:25:21 EST



* Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 19/02/15 08:14, kbuild test robot wrote:
> >arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c:129:1-4: WARNING: end returns can be simpified
> >
> > Simplify a trivial if-return sequence. Possibly combine with a
> > preceding function call.
> >Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/misc/simple_return.cocci
> >
> >CC: Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Signed-off-by: Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@xxxxxxxxx>
> >---
> >
> > imr.c | 6 +-----
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >
> >--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c
> >+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c
> >@@ -126,12 +126,8 @@ static int imr_read(struct imr_device *i
> > if (ret)
> > return ret;
> >
> >- ret = iosf_mbi_read(QRK_MBI_UNIT_MM, QRK_MBI_MM_READ,
> >+ return iosf_mbi_read(QRK_MBI_UNIT_MM, QRK_MBI_MM_READ,
> > reg++, &imr->wmask);
> >- if (ret)
> >- return ret;
> >-
> >- return 0;
> > }
> >
> > /**
> >
>
> This flow was a change asked for and supplied in review
> feedback for Andy Shevchenko so NAK to this patch.

But this pattern:

if (ret)
return ret;

return 0;

makes very little sense. Why is it done?

Thanks,

Ingo
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