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

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Date:	Sun, 3 Jan 2016 09:58:16 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Lior Dotan <liodot@...il.com>,
	Christopher Harrer <charrer@...critech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging-slicoss: Replace variable initialisations by
 assignments in slic_if_init()

On Sun, Jan 03, 2016 at 06:48:17PM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> >> 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.

And like David Miller and others just said, please don't bother us with
pointless patches such as this, if you keep it up, I'll have to add you
to my killfile as patches like this are a waste of everyone's valuable
time.

greg k-h
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