linux-kernel - Re: [v3 0/1] Unnecessary code cleanup patches

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Message-ID: <2025040505-blip-mower-bab6@gregkh>
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2025 09:36:21 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Abraham Samuel Adekunle <abrahamadekunle50@...il.com>
Cc: outreachy@...ts.linux.dev, julia.lawall@...ia.fr,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	andy@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [v3 0/1] Unnecessary code cleanup patches

On Fri, Apr 04, 2025 at 01:02:19AM +0100, Abraham Samuel Adekunle wrote:
> The patchset modifies unnecessary duplicate NULL test on a
> value in an expression, when the value has been NULL tested in a
> previous expression.

Nit, the subject line does nto have "staging:" in it, so I don't know
where this goes.

Also, it really reads as "this is an unnecessary patch" :)

And finally, for a single patch, there's usually not a need for a 0/X
email to describe it, everything should be in just the single patch
itself.

thanks,

greg k-h