linux-kernel - Re: [Cocci] [PATCH 1/1] kernel-audit: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "audit_log

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1411231249310.2261@localhost6.localdomain6>
Date:	Sun, 23 Nov 2014 12:51:51 +0100 (CET)
From:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
cc:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>, trivial@...nel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>,
	Coccinelle <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>
Subject: Re: [Cocci] [PATCH 1/1] kernel-audit: Deletion of an unnecessary
 check before the function call "audit_log_end"

> > No, it's not.  You should just try to write the most readable software
> > you can instead of removing if statements because you can.
> 
> Additional safety checks have also got an effect on source code readability, haven't they?

Normally, tests only hurt readability if they cannot be false or cannot be 
true.  Making a choice apparent when there really is a choice would seem 
to aid understanding.  Program analysis tools can also potentially exploit 
this information, which you are so systmatically removing.

julia
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