linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 6/8] x86/MCE/AMD: Drop tmp variable in translation code

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Date:   Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:05:05 -0500
From:   Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tony.luck@...el.com, x86@...nel.org,
        Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/8] x86/MCE/AMD: Drop tmp variable in translation code

On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 10:05:56AM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 03, 2020 at 08:01:42PM +0000, Yazen Ghannam wrote:
> > From: Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>
> > 
> > Remove the "tmp" variable used to save register values. Save the values
> > in existing variables, if possible.
> > 
> > The register values are 32 bits. Use separate "reg_" variables to hold
> > the register values if the existing variable sizes doesn't match, or if
> > no bitfields in a register share the same name as the register.
> 
> So I'm missing the "why" in the commit message. Why are you doing this?
> 
> Is there some reason which I'll find out later? If not, then this is
> just unnecessary churn.
>

I don't have a strong reason other than trying to address a comment in
the first version. I can drop this patch if you prefer.

Thanks,
Yazen