linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: ti: clkctrl: replace usage of found with dedicated list iterator variable

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Date:   Tue, 3 May 2022 10:53:28 +0300
From:   Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:     Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com>
Cc:     Tero Kristo <kristo@...nel.org>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        Brian Johannesmeyer <bjohannesmeyer@...il.com>,
        Cristiano Giuffrida <c.giuffrida@...nl>,
        "Bos, H.J." <h.j.bos@...nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: ti: clkctrl: replace usage of found with dedicated
 list iterator variable

* Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com> [220324 09:08]:
> To move the list iterator variable into the list_for_each_entry_*()
> macro in the future it should be avoided to use the list iterator
> variable after the loop body.
> 
> To *never* use the list iterator variable after the loop it was
> concluded to use a separate iterator variable instead of a
> found boolean [1].
> 
> This removes the need to use a found variable and simply checking if
> the variable was set, can determine if the break/goto was hit.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wgRr_D8CB-D9Kg-c=EHreAsk5SqXPwr9Y7k9sA6cWXJ6w@mail.gmail.com/

Reviewed-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
Tested-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>