linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PCI-iproc: Delete unnecessary checks before two function calls

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Date:	Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:53:19 -0700
From:	Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>
To:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
CC:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
	<linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>,
	"Julia Lawall" <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI-iproc: Delete unnecessary checks before two function
 calls



On 7/14/2015 1:51 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 01:23:23PM -0700, Ray Jui wrote:
>> Hi Bjorn,
>>
>> On 7/14/2015 1:10 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
>>> On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 04:52:16PM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
>>>> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>>>> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:42:04 +0200
>>>>
>>>> The functions phy_exit() and phy_power_off() test whether their argument
>>>> is NULL and then return immediately.
>>>> Thus the test around the calls is not needed.
>>>>
>>>> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>>>
>>> I haven't seen a followup to Ray's review, but in the interest of making
>>> progress, I updated and applied the patch as appended.  I also reviewed
>>> other phy_*() calls under drivers/pci, and they all look OK (with no
>>> unnecessary tests for NULL).
>>>
>>> This is on the pci/host-iproc branch for v4.3.
>>>
>>
>> Hmmm....I searched my mailbox but cannot find an email with this patch
>> (while I remember I reviewed and commented on the initial version of
>> this patch). It must have gone into some sub-folder or deleted by me by
>> accident. My bad.
>>
>> Nevertheless,the current patch looks good to me!
> 
> Thanks for checking it out!  Can I add your Reviewed-by to the patch below?
> 

Sure thanks!

Reviewed-by: Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>

Ray
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