linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/5] staging: unisys: remove redundant variable

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Date:	Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:01:24 +0100
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
Cc:	Benjamin Romer <benjamin.romer@...sys.com>,
	David Kershner <david.kershner@...sys.com>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, sparmaintainer@...sys.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/5] staging: unisys: remove redundant variable

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 08:47:26PM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> remove the variable "registered", which was used in the cleanup() to
> detect if the driver has successfully initialized. the cleanup()
> is called from module_exit, so its obvious that the module has
> successfully initialized. if the initialization had failed, then
> we will never be in the cleanup().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee <sudip@...torindia.org>
> ---
> 
> v5: reordered the patch series
> v4: messed up the subject in v3
> v3: broke the previous patch in series

I need an ack from Benjamin and/or David before I can take these, as
they are the maintainers of the driver, and have the ability to test
these patches.

I'll just wait to apply them until that happens.

Ben/David?

thanks,

greg k-h
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