linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: powernow: Remove redundant 'ret' variable in powernow_decode

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Message-ID: <4c7249a4-d4fb-402a-b958-e862b6eb04fc@vivo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 15:54:00 +0800
From: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@...o.com>
To: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: powernow: Remove redundant 'ret' variable in
 powernow_decode_bios()

在 2025/9/3 15:37, Viresh Kumar 写道:
> This should have been marked as V4 with details of what changed.
> Sending it separately is fine (though wasn't really required), but you
> still need to maintain the versions.

Thank you for your reminder and for letting me learn about this rule.

>
> On 03-09-25, 15:29, Qianfeng Rong wrote:
>> Remove the unnecessary 'ret' variable from the powernow_decode_bios()
>> function. It is only used once to store the return value of get_ranges(p)
>> before immediately returning it. Simplify the code by directly returning
>> the result of get_ranges(p) instead.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Qianfeng Rong <rongqianfeng@...o.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c | 4 +---
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

I see you have already added the Acked tag to this patch-do I still
need to send a V4 version with a detailed description of changes in
each version?

Best regards,
Qianfeng