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

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Date:	Sun, 3 Jan 2016 11:45:22 -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 07:50:18PM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> >> I am a bit surprised that you do not like such source code fine-tuning.
> > 
> > It's moving stuff around for no real reason, why would I like it?
> 
> Can such fine-tuning result in positive effects for the run-time behaviour?

If you can not benchmark and show the proof, don't even start to claim
such a thing.

> > Did you speed up the code in a measurable way?
> 
> My suggestions can result in measurable differences.

Show the proof please.  That's the only way I will ever accept anything
else from you like this.

> Will it become acceptable to reduce the scope for any more variable
> definitions in further function implementations?

No.

> > Code in staging needs to be moved out of staging, and this patch does
> > nothing toward achieving that goal and it wastes people's time reviewing
> > it to see if it is correct or not.
> 
> I am curious on the ways the discussed software can evolve further.

That's nice, but that's not my concern.

greg k-h
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