linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Split multiple assignments to individual lines.

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Date:   Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:41:34 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
Cc:     Christopher Carbone <chris.m.carbone@...il.com>,
        sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com, teddy.wang@...iconmotion.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Split multiple assignments to individual lines.

On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 08:05:57PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> I personally prefer more this:
> 
> > +	sm750_dev->fbinfo[1] = NULL;
> > +	sm750_dev->fbinfo[0] = NULL;
> 
> That gives a better overview.
> 

Same for everywhere.  Literals are clear than variables.

 Bad:	foo = bar;
Good:	foo = -1;

Avoid pointless indirection.

regards,
dan carpenter