linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] media: i2c: imx274: simplify probe function by adding local variable dev

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Date:   Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:35:33 +0000
From:   <Eugen.Hristev@...rochip.com>
To:     <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
CC:     <leonl@...pardimaging.com>, <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
        <skomatineni@...dia.com>, <luca@...aceresoli.net>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] media: i2c: imx274: simplify probe function by adding
 local variable dev

On 11/23/21 1:25 PM, Sakari Ailus wrote:

> Hi Eugen,
> 
> On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 01:15:20PM +0200, Eugen Hristev wrote:
>> Simplify probe function by adding a local variable dev instead of using
>> &client->dev all the time.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@...rochip.com>
> 
> It's not really wrong to do this, but is it useful?
> 
> You can't even unwrap a single line, the lines are just made a little bit
> shorter.

Hi,

I think there are a few (18 +, 21 -) ... but the idea was to make the 
probe function a little bit more easy to read.
Up to you if you want to take this patch.

> 
> --
> Kind regards,
> 
> Sakari Ailus
>