netdev - Re: [PATCH] alx: add a simple AR816x/AR817x device driver

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Date:	Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:46:02 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
Cc:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	mcgrof@...not-panic.com, kvalo@...rom.com, adrian.chadd@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] alx: add a simple AR816x/AR817x device driver

On Thu, 2013-06-13 at 01:02 +0200, Francois Romieu wrote:
> Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net> :
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/hw.c
[]
> > +static int __alx_read_phy_dbg(struct alx_hw *hw, u16 reg, u16 *pdata)
> > +{
> > +	int err;
> > +
> > +	err = __alx_write_phy_reg(hw, ALX_MII_DBG_ADDR, reg);
> > +	if (err)
> > +		return err;
> > +
> > +	return __alx_read_phy_reg(hw, ALX_MII_DBG_DATA, pdata);
> 
> 	return err ? err : __alx_read_phy_reg(hw, ALX_MII_DBG_DATA, pdata);

I think that's far poorer style.


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