linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio: Remove unnecessary variable assignments

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Message-ID: <332d04c879a74584a46523e222aec275@inspur.com>
Date:   Mon, 20 Jun 2022 10:37:56 +0000
From:   Bo Liu (刘波)-浪潮信息 
        <liubo03@...pur.com>
To:     "sgarzare@...hat.com" <sgarzare@...hat.com>
CC:     "mst@...hat.com" <mst@...hat.com>,
        "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        "virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
        <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio: Remove unnecessary variable assignments

Hi

>Hi Bo,
>
>On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 09:32:28AM +0000, Bo Liu (刘波)-浪潮信息 wrote:
>>Hi
>>
>>>On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 01:59:52AM -0400, Bo Liu wrote:
>>>>In function vp_modern_probe(), "mdev->pci_dev" is assigned to
>>>>variable "pci_dev", variable "pci_dev" and "mdev->pci_dev" have the
>>>>same value.
>>>>There is no need to assign variable "pci_dev" to "mdev->pci_dev". So
>>>>remove it.
>>>>
>>>
>>>I suggest rephrasing the description a bit.
>>>Maybe into something like this:
>>>
>>>     In function vp_modern_probe(), "pci_dev" is initialized with the
>>>     value of "mdev->pci_dev", so assigning "pci_dev" to
>>>     "mdev->pci_dev"
>>>     is unnecessary since they store the same value.
>>>
>>>Anyway, the patch LGTM:
>>>
>>>Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
>>>
>>The new patch is:
>>
>>In function vp_modern_probe(), "pci_dev" is initialized with the value
>>of "mdev->pci_dev", so assigning "pci_dev" to "mdev->pci_dev"
>>is unnecessary since they store the same value.
>>
>>Signed-off-by: Bo Liu <liubo03@...pur.com>
>>---
>> drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c | 2 --
>> 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>
>It looks good, but I think it is better to send a proper v2.
>
>You can also add my R-b just before your S-o-b
>
>Thanks,
>Stefano


The new patch is:

In function vp_modern_probe(), "pci_dev" is initialized with the
value of "mdev->pci_dev", so assigning "pci_dev" to "mdev->pci_dev"
is unnecessary since they store the same value.

Signed-off-by: Bo Liu <liubo03@...pur.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c
b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c
index b790f30b2b56..fa2a9445bb18 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern_dev.c
@@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ int vp_modern_probe(struct virtio_pci_modern_device
*mdev)

 	check_offsets();

-	mdev->pci_dev = pci_dev;
-
 	/* We only own devices >= 0x1000 and <= 0x107f: leave the rest. */
 	if (pci_dev->device < 0x1000 || pci_dev->device > 0x107f)
 		return -ENODEV;
--
2.27.0

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