linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: r8188eu: drop redundant if check in check

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Date:   Tue, 5 Apr 2022 16:13:30 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Vihas Makwana <makvihas@...il.com>
Cc:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
        Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: r8188eu: drop redundant if check in
 check_fwstate

On Tue, Apr 05, 2022 at 06:12:39PM +0530, Vihas Makwana wrote:
> The if check is redundant. Drop it and simplify the funciton.
> 
> Also, drop clr_fwstate(), clr_fwstate_ex(), up_scanned_network() and
> down_scanned_network() as they are not used anywhere.

When you write "also" in a changelog text, that's a huge hint that you
should break this up into multiple patches.

Remember, do only one logical thing per change.  This should be split up
into 2 patches.

thanks,

greg k-h