linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: nforce2: Remove meaningless return

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Date:   Tue, 4 Dec 2018 09:16:06 +0800
From:   Frank Lee <tiny.windzz@...il.com>
To:     rafael@...nel.org
Cc:     rjw@...ysocki.net, Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
        linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: nforce2: Remove meaningless return

On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 5:14 PM Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 3:26 PM Yangtao Li <tiny.windzz@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > In a function whose return type is void, returning on the last line is
> > not required.So remove it.Also move the module declaration to the end.
>
> The last piece is not reflected by the subject.
>
> Also, why do you move the MODULE_ stuff around at all?
When writing a driver, in most cases MODULE_  are put to the end.
Why not modify this? it is more in line with the habits of most people.

Yours,
Yangtao
>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Yangtao Li <tiny.windzz@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c | 11 ++++-------
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
> > index dbf82f36d270..ccff1f2a7c25 100644
> > --- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
> > +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
> > @@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ static int fid;
> >  static int min_fsb;
> >  static int max_fsb;
> >
> > -MODULE_AUTHOR("Sebastian Witt <se.witt@....net>");
> > -MODULE_DESCRIPTION("nForce2 FSB changing cpufreq driver");
> > -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> > -
> >  module_param(fid, int, 0444);
> >  module_param(min_fsb, int, 0444);
> >
> > @@ -123,8 +119,6 @@ static void nforce2_write_pll(int pll)
> >         /* Now write the value in all 64 registers */
> >         for (temp = 0; temp <= 0x3f; temp++)
> >                 pci_write_config_dword(nforce2_dev, NFORCE2_PLLREG, pll);
> > -
> > -       return;
> >  }
> >
> >  /**
> > @@ -436,6 +430,9 @@ static void __exit nforce2_exit(void)
> >         cpufreq_unregister_driver(&nforce2_driver);
> >  }
> >
> > +MODULE_AUTHOR("Sebastian Witt <se.witt@....net>");
> > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("nForce2 FSB changing cpufreq driver");
> > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> > +
> >  module_init(nforce2_init);
> >  module_exit(nforce2_exit);
> > -
> > --
> > 2.17.0
> >