linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/5] staging: ft1000: Fix coding style in write_blk

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Date:	Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:43:18 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
To:	Marek Belisko <marek.belisko@...n-nandra.com>, gregkh@...e.de,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] staging: ft1000: Fix coding style in
 write_blk_fifo() function.

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 04:07:18PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> You didn't introduce it but do you know what the code is trying to do
> here?
> 
>         byte_length = word_length * 4;
> 
>         if (byte_length % 4)

Actually this check is pointless.  word_length * 4 is always
aligned at 4 bytes.

regards,
dan carpenter


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