linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] video: backlight: jornada720_lcd.c: Cleaning up variable that is never used

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Date:	Mon, 7 Jul 2014 22:00:05 +0200
From:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>, Bryan Wu <cooloney@...il.com>,
	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	Linux Fbdev development list <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] video: backlight: jornada720_lcd.c: Cleaning up variable
 that is never used

2014-07-07 12:46 GMT+02:00 Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>:
>> Variable ar assigned a value that is never used.
>> I have also removed all the code that thereby serves no purpose.
>>
>> This was found using a static code analysis program called cppcheck
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
>> ---
>>  drivers/video/backlight/jornada720_lcd.c |    4 +---
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> Solve it the other way around.
>
> Add a check and return the value if an error is returned.

Hi

Ok, I take the opportunity to make a bigger change to clarify the
similarities in function.
Hope you like it, otherwise I can make the minor change instead.

Kind regards
Rickard Strandqvist
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