linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] Input: adp5589: use a single variable for error in probe

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Message-ID: <20201112003738.GZ1003057@dtor-ws>
Date:   Wed, 11 Nov 2020 16:37:38 -0800
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com>
Cc:     linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] Input: adp5589: use a single variable for error in
 probe

Hi Alexandru,

On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 10:48:28AM +0200, Alexandru Ardelean wrote:
> The 'error' & 'ret' variables are used. This is a bit of duplication.
> This change replaces the use of error with the 'ret' variable since the
> name is a bit more generic.

I really prefer variables that carry error codes/success and are used in
error paths to be called "error", and "ret" or "retval" to be used in
cases where we may return actual data.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry