netdev - Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: replace usage of found with dedicated list iterator variable

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Date:   Wed,  6 Apr 2022 12:12:05 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com>
Cc:     Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        "Brian Johannesmeyer" <bjohannesmeyer@...il.com>,
        Cristiano Giuffrida <c.giuffrida@...nl>,
        "Bos, H.J." <h.j.bos@...nl>, Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: replace usage of found with dedicated list
 iterator
 variable

Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com> wrote:

> To move the list iterator variable into the list_for_each_entry_*()
> macro in the future it should be avoided to use the list iterator
> variable after the loop body.
> 
> To *never* use the list iterator variable after the loop it was
> concluded to use a separate iterator variable instead of a
> found boolean [1].
> 
> This removes the need to use a found variable and simply checking if
> the variable was set, can determine if the break/goto was hit.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wgRr_D8CB-D9Kg-c=EHreAsk5SqXPwr9Y7k9sA6cWXJ6w@mail.gmail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@...ltek.com>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

a0ff2a87194a rtlwifi: replace usage of found with dedicated list iterator variable

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20220324072124.62458-1-jakobkoschel@gmail.com/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches