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Message-ID: <CAK7LNASCai6rPV-ibbKKzm94pr=5Ku_K3r1LY80BGngJWU73FQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:10:41 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Leonardo Brás <leobras.c@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] kbuild: Optimize tests and remove shadowed local variable.

FW: David Howells


2018-09-19 8:00 GMT+09:00 Leonardo Brás <leobras.c@...il.com>:
> Removes an unnecessary shadowed local variable (start).
> Optimize test of isdigit:
> - If isalpha returns true, isdigit will return false, so no need to test.
>
> Signed-off-by: Leonardo Brás <leobras.c@...il.com>


This patch was sent to me, but maybe belong to David's field.

David, will you take care of this patch?

https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/988171/

I think the commit subject should be changed kbuild: -> ASN.1:


Anyway, this patch looks trivial,
FWIW

Reviewed-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>





> ---
>  scripts/asn1_compiler.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/asn1_compiler.c b/scripts/asn1_compiler.c
> index c146020fc783..a0056df4e358 100644
> --- a/scripts/asn1_compiler.c
> +++ b/scripts/asn1_compiler.c
> @@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ static void tokenise(char *buffer, char *end)
>
>                         /* Handle string tokens */
>                         if (isalpha(*p)) {
> -                               const char **dir, *start = p;
> +                               const char **dir;
>
>                                 /* Can be a directive, type name or element
>                                  * name.  Find the end of the name.
> @@ -454,10 +454,10 @@ static void tokenise(char *buffer, char *end)
>
>                                 tokens[tix++].token_type = TOKEN_TYPE_NAME;
>                                 continue;
> -                       }
>
> -                       /* Handle numbers */
> -                       if (isdigit(*p)) {
> +                       } else if (isdigit(*p)) {
> +                               /* Handle numbers */
> +
>                                 /* Find the end of the number */
>                                 q = p + 1;
>                                 while (q < nl && (isdigit(*q)))
> --
> 2.19.0
>



-- 
Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada