linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 18/22] watchdog: mt7621_wdt: Use 'dev' instead of dereferencing it repeatedly

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Message-ID: <20190410221513.GA28441@roeck-us.net>
Date:   Wed, 10 Apr 2019 15:15:13 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 18/22] watchdog: mt7621_wdt: Use 'dev' instead of
 dereferencing it repeatedly

Hi Joe,

On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 03:10:09PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2019-04-10 at 12:54 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > A checkpatch rule suggesting that multiple extension lines can be merged
> > might be useful to help finding such situations. Just a thought.
> 
> You are welcome to try to write that one.
> It's likely not a trivial task to make it sensible.
> 

No chance - if _you_ think it is difficult, it would be absolutely hopeless
for me, and I am not going to touch it.

Cheers,
Guenter