linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] staging: r8188eu: place constants on the right side of tests

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Message-ID: <20220414194651.GD4144553@jaehee-ThinkPad-X1-Extreme>
Date:   Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:46:51 -0400
From:   Jaehee Park <jhpark1013@...il.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, phil@...lpotter.co.uk,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, outreachy@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] staging: r8188eu: place constants on the right side
 of tests

On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 06:16:58PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Wed, 2022-04-13 at 16:11 -0400, Jaehee Park wrote:
> > To comply with the linux coding style, place constants on the right
> > side of the test in comparisons. Issue found with checkpatch.
> > WARNING: Comparisons should place the constant on the right side of
> > the test.
> []
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
> []
> > @@ -1997,19 +1998,19 @@ void _rtw_roaming(struct adapter *padapter, struct wlan_network *tgt_network)
> >  	else
> >  		pnetwork = &pmlmepriv->cur_network;
> >  
> > -	if (0 < rtw_to_roaming(padapter)) {
> > +	if (rtw_to_roaming(padapter) > 0) {
> 
> Do you think this change is the same test?
> 
> What happens if rtw_to_roaming returns 0?
> 

Hi Joe, Thank you for your comments.
If the roaming trying times is none it wouldn't need to associate with
ssids. And we wouldn't need to go into this loop. 
I think this change is the same-- am I missing something?
Thanks,
Jaehee

> []
> 
> > -				if (0 < pmlmepriv->to_roaming) {
> > +				if (pmlmepriv->to_roaming > 0) {
> 
> here too
> 
> >  					continue;
> >  				} else {
> >  					rtw_indicate_disconnect(padapter);
> 
>