Re: [PATCH] asix: Use min() instead of doing it manually

From: Heiner Kallweit
Date: Sun Dec 26 2021 - 12:19:13 EST


On 25.12.2021 18:08, Jiapeng Chong wrote:
> Fix following coccicheck warning:
>
> ./drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c:545:12-13: WARNING opportunity for
> min().
>
> Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
> index 71682970be58..da5a7df312d2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c
> @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static int __asix_mdio_write(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc,
> out:
> mutex_unlock(&dev->phy_mutex);
>
> - return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
> + return min(ret, 0);

Same comment as for a previous such patch. It doesn't make sense.
Also coccicheck isn't always right, please check whether a warning
is justified before sending a "fix".


> }
>
> void asix_mdio_write(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc, int val)