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

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Date:	Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:37:40 +0200
From:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	Sachin Kamat <sachin.kamat@...aro.org>,
	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>,
	Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>,
	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard.strandqvist@...ymobile.com>,
	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>,
	Linux Fbdev development list <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Fries <David@...es.net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] video: fbdev: uvesafb.c: Cleaning up variable that is
 never used

Hi

There is a lot in what you say.
In the beginning I send in a remark to the maintainer. It happened
absolutely nothing.

When I send out a patch that code is not used, then this code will be
reviewed. Which is the main purpose!

However, agree that this was perhaps an unusually clear solution.
I submit such a patch now.

Kind regards
Rickard Strandqvist


2014-07-22 11:27 GMT+02:00 Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>:
> On Tue 2014-07-22 11:16:58, Rickard Strandqvist wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Sure, I agree. But as I thought that I would not change
>> currentfunctionality, I would increase the chance that the patches were
>> included. And it would of course also clarify this type of problem.
>
> I'm trying to say that getting rid of the variables without changing
> functionality might be wrong thing to do, for example in this case. It
> looks like error handing is missing by mistake, and you are removing
> traces saying that error handing is required here.
>
> Dunno. Perhaps don't push patches where solution is not obvious?
>
> Or push them but mark the place with fixme?
>
>                                                                         Pavel
>
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