linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5]acpi:glue.c Fix warning: variable 'ret' set but not used

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:48:13 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	"Justin P. Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>
Cc:	dhowells@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	sds@...ho.nsa.gov, lenb@...nel.org, linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5]acpi:glue.c Fix warning: variable 'ret' set but not used

Justin P. Mattock <justinmattock@...il.com> wrote:

> +		if (ret) {
> +			printk(KERN_WARNING "dev%d: Failed to get exception\n", ret);
> +		}

That's not a good warning because it's a meaningless string and you're passing
the error number to the dev%d.

Better would perhaps be:

	"dev%d: Failed to create physical_node sysfs link: %d\n"

Note also that you're only checking the result of one sysfs_create_link().
You should probably check both.

Also you're introducing a pair of unnecessary braces as there's only one
statement in the if-body.

David
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