linux-kernel - Re: [Kernel-BR] Re: [PATCH] sound: pci: emu10k1: code refactoring and casting removal

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Message-ID: <CAGG-pUT77AWL8gJ7C5gwucTZOZmzPq3d9gmX=7yfJXyEEo1DdA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:04:17 -0300
From:	Geyslan Gregório Bem <geyslan@...il.com>
To:	Raphael S Carvalho <raphael.scarv@...il.com>
Cc:	kernel-br <kernel-br@...glegroups.com>,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>, Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
	Bill Pemberton <wfp5p@...ginia.edu>,
	"moderated list:SOUND" <alsa-devel@...a-project.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Kernel-BR] Re: [PATCH] sound: pci: emu10k1: code refactoring and
 casting removal

2013/10/17 Raphael S Carvalho <raphael.scarv@...il.com>:
>> 2013/10/17 Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>:
>>>
>>> Geyslan, you don't have to waste too much of your time (and my time
>>> for review) for this kind of so old driver code unless it really fixes
>>> the bugs.  A clean up is good in general, but it can be sometimes
>>> worse than nothing since it also breaks the history, thus makes hard
>>> to follow via "git blame", for example, and of course, there is always
>>> a potential danger of regression.
>>>
>>> So, if it's about clean up, do it only in a systematic way that others
>>> can follow easily, and don't do it too intensively.
>>>
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Takashi
Takashi,

I sent the last version:
[PATCH v3] sound: pci: emu10k1: code refactoring

Regards.

>
> His code refactoring proposal is welcome since the old code sucks from
> several points of view, e.g. maintainability, legibility, etc.
> Yes, of course, it's important to be careful in order not to introduce
> regressions. And yes, he could improve something here and there.
> As long as changes improve the maintainability and legibility of the
> code, there is no reason to refuse them.
>
> --
> Raphael S. Carvalho

Raphael, thank you for reply.

Regards.
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