netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] forcedeth: Delete a redundant condition branch

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Date:   Mon, 10 May 2021 21:52:38 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Zhu Yanjun <zyjzyj2000@...il.com>,
        Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>,
        Rain River <rain.1986.08.12@...il.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] forcedeth: Delete a redundant condition branch

> This patch (and the stmmac one) removes a branch based on the fact that
> it's the same as the default / catch all case. It's has a net negative
> effect on the reability of the code since now not all cases are
> explicitly enumerated. But it's at least the 3rd time we got that
> stmmac patch so perhaps not worth fighting the bots...

Hi Jakub

Is it the same bot every time? Or are the masters of the bots learning
what good code actually looks like and fixing their bots? Unless we
push back, the bot masters are not going to get any better at managing
their bots.

    Andrew