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Date:   Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:12:39 -0700
From:   Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:     Michał Kępień <kernel@...pniu.pl>
Cc:     Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe@...t42.net>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] platform/x86: fujitsu-laptop: move hotkey input
 device setup to a separate function

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 10:32:20AM +0100, Michał Kępień wrote:
> Simplify error handling in acpi_fujitsu_laptop_add() by moving code
> responsible for setting up the input device to a separate function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michał Kępień <kernel@...pniu.pl>
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  1 file changed, 43 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c
> index 3483ac37bee5..b1a08d83330b 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c



> @@ -794,7 +834,6 @@ static int acpi_fujitsu_laptop_add(struct acpi_device *device)
>  {
>  	int result = 0;
>  	int state = 0;
> -	struct input_dev *input;
>  	int error;

This patch highlights the odd error handling / return path with the odd mix of
result and error. Not introduced here, but something for a future cleanup
perhaps.

-- 
Darren Hart
VMware Open Source Technology Center

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