linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] [media] winbond-cir: Move assignments for three variables in wbcir

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Date:   Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:07:32 +0000
From:   "David Härdeman" <david@...deman.nu>
To:     "SF Markus Elfring" <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
        linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        "Mauro Carvalho Chehab" <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        "Sean Young" <sean@...s.org>
Cc:     "LKML" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        "Julia Lawall" <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] [media] winbond-cir: Move assignments for three
 variables in wbcir_shutdown()

October 14, 2016 1:43 PM, "SF Markus Elfring" <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2016 10:40:12 +0200
> 
> Move the setting for the local variables "mask", "match" and "rc6_csl"
> behind the source code for a condition check by this function
> at the beginning.
 
Again, I can't see what the point is?

> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> ---
> drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c | 8 ++++----
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c b/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
> index fd997f0..9d05e17 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/rc/winbond-cir.c
> @@ -702,17 +702,17 @@ wbcir_shutdown(struct pnp_dev *device)
> bool do_wake = true;
> u8 match[11];
> u8 mask[11];
> - u8 rc6_csl = 0;
> + u8 rc6_csl;
> int i;
> 
> - memset(match, 0, sizeof(match));
> - memset(mask, 0, sizeof(mask));
> -
> if (wake_sc == INVALID_SCANCODE || !device_may_wakeup(dev)) {
> do_wake = false;
> goto finish;
> }
> 
> + rc6_csl = 0;
> + memset(match, 0, sizeof(match));
> + memset(mask, 0, sizeof(mask));
> switch (protocol) {
> case IR_PROTOCOL_RC5:
> if (wake_sc > 0xFFF) {
> -- 
> 2.10.1