netdev - Re: [PATCH] brcmsmac: Remove always false 'channel

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Date:   Thu, 28 Nov 2019 07:21:40 +0900
From:   Austin Kim <austindh.kim@...il.com>
To:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>,
        arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com, franky.lin@...adcom.com,
        hante.meuleman@...adcom.com, chi-hsien.lin@...ress.com,
        wright.feng@...ress.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
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        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] brcmsmac: Remove always false 'channel < 0' statement

2019년 11월 27일 (수) 오후 10:35, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>님이 작성:
>
> Austin Kim <austindh.kim@...il.com> writes:
>
> > 2019년 11월 27일 (수) 오후 7:48, Sergei Shtylyov
> > <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>님이 작성:
> >>
> >> On 27.11.2019 8:43, Austin Kim wrote:
> >>
> >> > As 'channel' is declared as u16, the following statement is always false.
> >> >     channel < 0
> >> >
> >> > So we can remove unnecessary 'always false' statement.
> >>
> >>     It's an expression, not a statement.
> >>
> >
> > According to below link, it is okay to use 'statement' in above case.
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statement_(computer_science)
>
> I don't have time to start arguing about this, and I'm no C language
> lawyer either, but all I say is that I agree with Sergei here.

Thanks for your opinion.
I will use 'expression' rather than 'statement' when I upstream
similar patch later.

>
> > Why don't you show your opition about patch rather than commit message?
>
> But this comment is not ok. Patch review (including commit logs) is the
> core principle of upstream development so you need to have an open mind
> for all comments, even the ones you don't like.

Oh! I Agreed.
If I were you, I would leave similar comment.

Thanks,
Austin Kim

>
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