linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] powerpc/powernv: Return directly after a failed of_property_read_u64_array() in opal_add_one

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Date:   Mon, 6 Apr 2020 16:56:34 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Qiujun Huang <hqjagain@...il.com>, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@...il.com>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] powerpc/powernv: Return directly after a failed
 of_property_read_u64_array() in opal_add_one_export()

> We don't need to go to the labal of out …

Please avoid a typo for this change description.


> fails, as there is nothing to do. Just return.

I suggest to reconsider also this wording.

  Return directly after a call of the function “of_property_read_u64_array”
  failed at the beginning.


> And we can …

Do such words indicate that even this patch approach should be split
into further update steps?

Regards,
Markus