linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform: x86: remove redundant variable in hp-wireless.c

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Date:	Fri, 7 Nov 2014 10:28:23 -0800
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:	Giedrius Statkevicius <giedriuswork@...il.com>
Cc:	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Rafael Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Linux ACPI Mailing List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform: x86: remove redundant variable in hp-wireless.c

On Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 01:47:19AM +0200, Giedrius Statkevicius wrote:
> Remove a variable because it only holds the results of a function call
> and then gets returned so instead just return the result of a function
> call.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Giedrius Statkevičius <giedriuswork@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c | 5 +----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c
> index 415348f..670c62b 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wireless.c
> @@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ static void hpwl_notify(struct acpi_device *acpi_dev, u32 event)
>  
>  static int hpwl_add(struct acpi_device *device)
>  {
> -	int err;
> -
> -	err = hp_wireless_input_setup();
> -	return err;
> +	return hp_wireless_input_setup();

Since acpi_device_probe() does not print a warning if add() fails, it might be
preferable to print the message here, rather than ignoring it completely.

Rafael?

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
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