netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Introduce _mv88e6xxx_phy_page

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Date:	Sat, 26 Mar 2016 13:57:00 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>,
	Patrick Uiterwijk <patrick@...terwijk.org>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, linux@....linux.org.uk, andrew@...n.ch,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Dennis Gilmore <dennis@...il.us>,
	Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Introduce
 _mv88e6xxx_phy_page_{read,write}

On 03/26/2016 11:32 AM, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> Hi Guenter,
>
> Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net> writes:
>
>>>> Is there some good reason for changing the name of those labels ?
>>>
>>> Vivien suggested to rename this since it makes more clear that this write is
>>> meant to return to page 0 to make sure that phylib doesn't get confused
>>> about the currently active page.
>>>
>>
>> And "clear:" accomplishes that ? I would not have guessed.
>> Wonder if anyone else does. I would have used a comment.
>> 	/* Try to return to page 0 even after an error */
>> or something like that.
>
> "error" definitely doesn't make sense, especially in case of success. If
> one has a better suggestion that "clear" for the label, I don't really
> mind.

Sounds like POV to me. I don't like changing label names, because someone
else may come the next day and change it again. At the end, one ends up
in a label name war. It also makes patches look more complicated than
necessary, and it _is_ an unrelated change. I don't understand the
problem with adding a comment, and using a label name in place of a
comment seems odd to me.

Anyway, this has all become philosophical, meaning I'll stay out of it.
Pick whatever you want ...

Cheers,
Guenter