linux-kernel - Re: video: atmel_lcdfb: Use common error handling code in atmel_lcdfb_of

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Date:   Mon, 6 Nov 2017 12:53:45 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: video: atmel_lcdfb: Use common error handling code in
 atmel_lcdfb_of_init()

On Mon, Nov 06, 2017 at 10:00:25AM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> >> If you want to lower the size of strings in this driver, you can do it,
> >> but not like this.
> > 
> > Just so we're clear, GCC already detects and combines it when you use
> > the same string constant twice.
> 
> Do you distinguish between merging of constants and the combination
> of statements for such an use case?

I would have rejected the patch even if GCC didn't combine the strings
because the most important thing is that the code is readable.

regards,
dan carpenter