linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next 2/2] ath9k: Remove unnecessary print function dev

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Date:   Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:53:35 +0200
From:   Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...e.dk>
To:     Yang Li <yang.lee@...ux.alibaba.com>, kvalo@...nel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        loic.poulain@...aro.org, wcn36xx@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Yang Li <yang.lee@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Abaci Robot <abaci@...ux.alibaba.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next 2/2] ath9k: Remove unnecessary print function
 dev_err()

Yang Li <yang.lee@...ux.alibaba.com> writes:

> The print function dev_err() is redundant because
> platform_get_irq_byname() already prints an error.
>
> Eliminate the follow coccicheck warning:
> ./drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c:103:2-9: line 103 is redundant
> because platform_get_irq() already prints an error
>
> Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@...ux.alibaba.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Li <yang.lee@...ux.alibaba.com>

Heh, so I was the one originally insisting on keeping that err print,
but looking a bit closer now it does really appear to be redundant, so:

Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...e.dk>