linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sr: simplify the local variable initialization in sr_block

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Date:   Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:05:06 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sr: simplify the local variable initialization in
 sr_block_open()

On 3/14/22 9:03 AM, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
> Commit 01d0c698536f ("sr: implement ->free_disk to simplify refcounting")
> refactored sr_block_open(), initialized one variable with a duplicate
> assignment (probably an unintended copy & paste duplication) and turned one
> error case into an early return, which makes the initialization of the
> return variable needless.
> 
> So, simplify the local variable initialization in sr_block_open() to make
> the code a bit more clear.
> 
> No functional change. No change in resulting object code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
> ---
> Christoph, please ack.
> 
> Jens, please pick this minor clean-up on your -next branch on top of the
> commit above.

Should it have a Fixes line?

-- 
Jens Axboe