linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: simplify the return statement

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:41:45 +0530
From:   Saurav Girepunje <saurav.girepunje@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     fabioaiuto83@...il.com, ross.schm.dev@...il.com,
        marcocesati@...il.com, insafonov@...il.com,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        saurav.girepunje@...mail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: simplify the return
 statement



On 14/10/21 8:19 pm, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 08:10:00PM +0530, Saurav Girepunje wrote:
>> Remove goto statement where function simply return value without doing
>> any cleanup action.
>>
>> Simplify the return using goto label to avoid unneeded 'if' condition
>> check.
>>
>> Remove the unneeded and redundant check of variable on goto.
>>
>> Remove the assignment of NULL on local variable.
> 
> You are saying _what_ you are doing here, but not _why_ you are doing
> this.  For example, this last sentance does not make sense, why would
> you want to do such a thing (hint, I know, but you need to explain it in
> the changelog...)
> 
> It's getting better, but the changelog still needs work.  Often times
> that's the hardest part of writing a kernel patch.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
> 

Thanks Greg for review. I will work on changelog and will send v4.

Regards,
Saurav