linux-kernel - [PATCH v5] staging: xgifb: correct the multiple line dereference

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2017 07:55:24 +0530
From:   Arushi Singhal <arushisinghal19971997@...il.com>
To:     arnaud.patard@...-net.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com
Subject: [PATCH v5] staging: xgifb: correct the multiple line dereference

Error reported by checkpatch.pl as "avoid multiple line dereference".
Addition of new variables to make the code more readable and also to
correct about mentioned error as by itroducing new variables line is
not exceeding 80 characters.

Signed-off-by: Arushi Singhal <arushisinghal19971997@...il.com>
---
changes in v5
  - changes done such that no other errors can generate.
  - Improve the coding style.
  - Introduced new variables.

 drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c | 29 ++++++-----------------------
 drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c  | 17 +++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
index 69ed137337ce..9870ea3b76b4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/XGI_main_26.c
@@ -878,30 +878,13 @@ static void XGIfb_post_setmode(struct xgifb_video_info *xgifb_info)
 			}
 
 			if ((filter >= 0) && (filter <= 7)) {
+				const u8 *f = XGI_TV_filter[filter_tb].filter[filter];
 				pr_debug("FilterTable[%d]-%d: %*ph\n",
-					 filter_tb, filter,
-					 4, XGI_TV_filter[filter_tb].
-						   filter[filter]);
-				xgifb_reg_set(
-					XGIPART2,
-					0x35,
-					(XGI_TV_filter[filter_tb].
-						filter[filter][0]));
-				xgifb_reg_set(
-					XGIPART2,
-					0x36,
-					(XGI_TV_filter[filter_tb].
-						filter[filter][1]));
-				xgifb_reg_set(
-					XGIPART2,
-					0x37,
-					(XGI_TV_filter[filter_tb].
-						filter[filter][2]));
-				xgifb_reg_set(
-					XGIPART2,
-					0x38,
-					(XGI_TV_filter[filter_tb].
-						filter[filter][3]));
+					 filter_tb, filter, 4, f);
+				xgifb_reg_set(XGIPART2, 0x35, f[0]);
+				xgifb_reg_set(XGIPART2, 0x36, f[1]);
+				xgifb_reg_set(XGIPART2, 0x37, f[2]);
+				xgifb_reg_set(XGIPART2, 0x38, f[3]);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
index 7c7c8c8f1df3..b18da43319e1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_setmode.c
@@ -221,8 +221,11 @@ static unsigned char XGI_AjustCRT2Rate(unsigned short ModeIdIndex,
 
 	for (; XGI330_RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex + (*i)].ModeID ==
 	       tempbx; (*i)--) {
-		infoflag = XGI330_RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex + (*i)].
-				Ext_InfoFlag;
+		int j;
+
+		j = XGI330_RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex + (*i)].Ext_InfoFlag;
+		infoflag = j;
+
 		if (infoflag & tempax)
 			return 1;
 
@@ -231,8 +234,11 @@ static unsigned char XGI_AjustCRT2Rate(unsigned short ModeIdIndex,
 	}
 
 	for ((*i) = 0;; (*i)++) {
-		infoflag = XGI330_RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex + (*i)].
-				Ext_InfoFlag;
+		int m;
+
+		m = XGI330_RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex + (*i)].Ext_InfoFlag;
+		infoflag = m;
+
 		if (XGI330_RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex + (*i)].ModeID
 				!= tempbx) {
 			return 0;
@@ -5092,8 +5098,7 @@ unsigned short XGI_GetRatePtrCRT2(struct xgi_hw_device_info *pXGIHWDE,
 
 	i = 0;
 	do {
-		if (XGI330_RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex + i].
-			ModeID != ModeNo)
+		if (XGI330_RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex + i].ModeID != ModeNo)
 			break;
 		temp = XGI330_RefIndex[RefreshRateTableIndex + i].Ext_InfoFlag;
 		temp &= ModeTypeMask;
-- 
2.11.0