linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8188eu: remove dead code in do-while conditional step

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Date:   Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:17:48 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:     Connor Kuehl <connor.kuehl@...onical.com>,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, straube.linux@...il.com,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: rtl8188eu: remove dead code in do-while
 conditional step

On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 03:38:39PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> This patch is correct; however, the do..while loop will always be executed

s/correct/harmless/.

> once, thus you could remove the loop and the loop variable bcmd_down.
> 
> @greg: If you would prefer a two-step process, then this one is OK.

It has to be done in one step.

regards,
dan carpenter