linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/8]i2c:i2c_core Fix warning: variable 'dummy' set but not used

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Message-ID: <4C17AF98.3020307@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:51:36 -0700
From:	"Justin P. Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>
To:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, reiserfs-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org, clemens@...isch.de,
	debora@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8]i2c:i2c_core Fix warning: variable 'dummy' set but
  not used

On 06/15/2010 04:43 AM, Jean Delvare wrote:
> Hi Justin,
>
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:06:12 -0700, Justin P. Mattock wrote:
>> On 06/14/2010 01:53 PM, Jean Delvare wrote:
>>> Hi Justin,
>>>
>>> On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:26:46 -0700, Justin P. Mattock wrote:
>>>> could be a right solution, could be wrong
>>>> here is the warning:
>>>>     CC      drivers/i2c/i2c-core.o
>>>> drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c: In function 'i2c_register_adapter':
>>>> drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c:757:15: warning: variable 'dummy' set but not used
>>>>
>>>>    Signed-off-by: Justin P. Mattock<justinmattock@...il.com>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>    drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c |    2 ++
>>>>    1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
>>>> index 1cca263..79c6c26 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
>>>> @@ -794,6 +794,8 @@ static int i2c_register_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
>>>>    	mutex_lock(&core_lock);
>>>>    	dummy = bus_for_each_drv(&i2c_bus_type, NULL, adap,
>>>>    				 __process_new_adapter);
>>>> +	if(!dummy)
>>>> +		dummy = 0;
>>>
>>> One word: scripts/checkpatch.pl
>>
>> it was this, and/or just take the code out
>> (since I'm a newbie)
>
> I was not (yet) arguing on the code itself, but on its format. Any
> patch you send should pass the formatting tests performed by
> scripts/checkpatch.pl. Thanks.
>


o.k.  I'll make sure I run everything through checkpatch.pl before 
sending anything.

Justin P. Mattock
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