linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] OMAPDSS: hdmi5: remove unneeded check

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Message-ID: <54C63606.30002@ti.com>
Date:	Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:41:42 +0200
From:	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>
To:	Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>,
	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>
CC:	<linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] OMAPDSS: hdmi5: remove unneeded check

On 13/01/15 18:46, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> prior to this check we are checking for word_length_16b and if word_length_16b
> is false then we are returning with -EINVAL.
> So at this point word_length_16b can only be true.

True, but it looks to me the code may be extended in the future.

And if it would be clear that it won't be extended in the future, then
there's more code changes needed to reflect that (the whole
word_length_16b can be removed, etc).

 Tomi



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