linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/8] regulator: pwm-regulator: Don't assign structure attributes right away

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Date:	Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:10:05 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...inux.com, lgirdwood@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/8] regulator: pwm-regulator: Don't assign structure
 attributes right away

On Tue, Jun 09, 2015 at 08:03:47AM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:

> Admittedly this is an extreme example, but I do consider:

> 	init_data = of_get_regulator_init_data(<blah>);
> 	if (init_data)
>         	return -ENOMEM;

> ... neater than:

> 	config.init_data = of_get_regulator_init_data(<blah>);
> 	if (!config.init_data)
>         	return -ENOMEM;

Oh, I see.  I pretty much see things the other way for things where the
temporary has no other users.

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