linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] staging: vt6655: Introduce `idx` temporary variable

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Date:   Fri, 5 Nov 2021 15:51:45 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Karolina Drobnik <karolinadrobnik@...il.com>,
        outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        forest@...ttletooquiet.net, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] staging: vt6655: Introduce `idx` temporary
 variable

On Thu, Nov 04, 2021 at 07:33:36AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Thu, 2021-11-04 at 15:09 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 01, 2021 at 02:31:59PM +0000, Karolina Drobnik wrote:
> > > Add a local variable to store `MISCFIFO_SYNDATA_IDX` offset.
> > > This change helps in shortening the lines in `rf.c` that
> > > are deemed too long by checkpatch.pl.
> > > 
> > 
> > I started reviewing the v1 patch but I should have been reviewing this
> > patchset.  Please don't do this.  Leave the constant as a constant so
> > we don't have to look it up.
> 
> It's just an intermediate step to use idx++.
> Personally, I'd combine patches to add and use idx++ directly.

Yep.  I saw that when I reviewed the later patches.  This patch should
be combined with those as you say.

regards,
dan carpenter