linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/06] Fix compilation warning for fs/ubifs/commit.c

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Message-ID: <4A5F15B0.9030100@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Date:	Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:57:36 +0200
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	dedekind@...radead.org
CC:	Subrata Modak <subrata@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...ia.com>,
	Sachin P Sant <sachinp@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Balbir Singh <balbir@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/06] Fix compilation warning for fs/ubifs/commit.c

Stefan Richter wrote:
> So, is uninitialized_var() a good fix here?  I'd say it's not a 
> particular good one.  Count the lines of code of dbg_check_old_index() 
> and the maximum indentation level of it.  Then remember the teachings of 
> CodingStyle. :-)  See?  dbg_check_old_index() clearly isn't a prime 
> example of best kernel coding practice.  /Perhaps/ a little bit of 
> refactoring would make it easier to read, and as a bonus side effect, 
> make it unnecessary to use the slightly dangerous and 
> uninitialized_var() macro here.

PS:
On the other hand, it is debug code.  Is it bound to stay in there 
forever?  If not, then it's surely not worth the developer time to 
beautify it.
-- 
Stefan Richter
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