linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sched/net/act: Remove temporary state variables

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Message-ID: <20220728235121.43bedc43@kernel.org>
Date:   Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:51:21 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     Li zeming <zeming@...china.com>, jhs@...atatu.com,
        xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched/net/act: Remove temporary state variables

On Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:30:35 +0200 Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> How many case like this are there in the kernel?
>> What tool are you using to find this?
>> We should focus on creating CI tools which can help catch instances of
>> this pattern in new code before it gets added, rather than cleaning up
>> old code. It just makes backports harder for hardly any gain.  
> 
> What backports do you have in mind exactly?

Code backports. I don't understand the question.
There's little benefit and we're getting multiple such patches a day.