linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/9] regulator: palmas: Drop unnecessary static

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Message-ID: <20170514101323.235p6jflfproucmv@sirena.org.uk>
Date:   Sun, 14 May 2017 19:13:23 +0900
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@...6.fr>
Cc:     Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, keescook@...omium.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/9] regulator: palmas: Drop unnecessary static

On Thu, May 04, 2017 at 10:10:51PM +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:
> Drop static on a local variable, when the variable is initialized before
> any use, on every possible execution path through the function.

When sending a bunch of changes like this please either send the cover
letter to everyone or send each patch separately (this seems like it
stands alone just fine).  The first question when only one patch in a
series is visible is always what are the interdependencies.

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