Re: [PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: simplify the return statement

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Oct 14 2021 - 10:49:24 EST


On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 08:10:00PM +0530, Saurav Girepunje wrote:
> Remove goto statement where function simply return value without doing
> any cleanup action.
>
> Simplify the return using goto label to avoid unneeded 'if' condition
> check.
>
> Remove the unneeded and redundant check of variable on goto.
>
> Remove the assignment of NULL on local variable.

You are saying _what_ you are doing here, but not _why_ you are doing
this. For example, this last sentance does not make sense, why would
you want to do such a thing (hint, I know, but you need to explain it in
the changelog...)

It's getting better, but the changelog still needs work. Often times
that's the hardest part of writing a kernel patch.

thanks,

greg k-h