linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging-slicoss: Replace variable initialisations by assignments in slic_if

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Date:	Sun, 3 Jan 2016 18:48:17 +0100
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	Christopher Harrer <charrer@...critech.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Lior Dotan <liodot@...il.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging-slicoss: Replace variable initialisations by
 assignments in slic_if_init()

>> Replace explicit initialisation for two local variables at the beginning
>> by assignments.
> 
> Why?

I prefer that assignments for variables like "card" and "slic_regs"
will only be performed immediately before the corresponding content will be
read again (after a few condition checks were executed).

Another description could be this view:
I suggest to move the variable initialisation a bit.

Regards,
Markus
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