linux-kernel - [PATCH v6] staging: xgifb: correct the multiple line dereference

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:35:30 +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 v6] 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 v6
  - changes done such that no other errors can generate.
  - Improve the coding style.
  - Introduced new variables.
  - type of the variable is changed.

 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..249a32804c06 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;
+		unsigned short 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;
+		unsigned short 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