linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v02 2/4] hinic3: Remove redundant defensive code

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Message-ID: <aXjm6fE7Vsv_0GTP@horms.kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:25:13 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Fan Gong <gongfan1@...wei.com>
Cc: Zhu Yikai <zhuyikai1@...artners.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, luosifu <luosifu@...wei.com>,
	Xin Guo <guoxin09@...wei.com>, Zhou Shuai <zhoushuai28@...wei.com>,
	Wu Like <wulike1@...wei.com>, Shi Jing <shijing34@...wei.com>,
	Luo Yang <luoyang82@...artners.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v02 2/4] hinic3: Remove redundant defensive code

On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 09:03:32AM +0800, Fan Gong wrote:
> According to comment of patch 03, check codes that were merged and
> remove redundant defensive codes.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Zhu Yikai <zhuyikai1@...artners.com>
> Signed-off-by: Zhu Yikai <zhuyikai1@...artners.com>
> Signed-off-by: Fan Gong <gongfan1@...wei.com>

Hi,

I agree that defensive coding is unnecessary in Networking drivers.
But I'm unsure what "codes that were merged" and "patch 03" refers to.
Could you clarify this?

Likewise in patch 3/4 of this series.