linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8192u: simplify conditional statement

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Date:	Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:56:12 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Luis de Bethencourt <luisbg@....samsung.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	hamohammed.sa@...il.com, paul.gortmaker@...driver.com,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, gdonald@...il.com,
	cristina.opriceana@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8192u: simplify conditional statement

On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 01:33:14PM +0100, Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
> index c443e2e..1c2d1a4 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac.c
> @@ -466,10 +466,7 @@ void ieee80211_softmac_scan_syncro(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
>  		/* this prevent excessive time wait when we
>  		 * need to wait for a syncro scan to end..
>  		 */
> -		if(ieee->state < IEEE80211_LINKED)
> -			;
> -		else
> -		if (ieee->sync_scan_hurryup)
> +		if(!ieee->state > IEEE80211_LINKED && ieee->sync_scan_hurryup)

The precedence is wrong here.  What you wrote is equivalent to:

		if ((!ieee->state) > IEEE80211_LINKED)
			goto out;

Which can never be true.  Also use checkpatch.pl on your patches before
sending.

regards,
dan carpenter

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