Re: [PATCH] [media] xc5000: Faster result reporting in xc_load_fw_and_init_tuner()

[SF Markus Elfring]

>> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>>
>> Split the previous if statement at the end so that each final log statement
>> will eventually be performed by a direct jump to these labels.
>> * report_failure
>> * report_success
>>
>> A check repetition can be excluded for the variable "ret" at the end then.
>>
>>
>> Apply also two recommendations from the script "checkpatch.pl".
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/media/tuners/xc5000.c | 16 +++++++---------
>>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/xc5000.c b/drivers/media/tuners/xc5000.c
>> index e6e5e90..1360677 100644
>> --- a/drivers/media/tuners/xc5000.c
>> +++ b/drivers/media/tuners/xc5000.c
>> @@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ static int xc_load_fw_and_init_tuner(struct dvb_frontend *fe, int force)
>>  
>>  		ret = xc5000_fwupload(fe, desired_fw, fw);
>>  		if (ret != 0)
>> -			goto err;
>> +			goto report_failure;
>>  
>>  		msleep(20);
>>  
>> @@ -1229,18 +1229,16 @@ static int xc_load_fw_and_init_tuner(struct dvb_frontend *fe, int force)
>>  		/* Default to "CABLE" mode */
>>  		ret = xc_write_reg(priv, XREG_SIGNALSOURCE, XC_RF_MODE_CABLE);
>>  		if (!ret)
>> -			break;
>> +			goto report_success;
>>  		printk(KERN_ERR "xc5000: can't set to cable mode.");
> 
> It sounds worth to avoid adding a goto here.

Are you interested in a bit of software optimisation for the implementation
of the function "xc_load_fw_and_init_tuner"?


>>  	}
>>  
>> -err:
>> -	if (!ret)
>> -		printk(KERN_INFO "xc5000: Firmware %s loaded and running.\n",
>> -		       desired_fw->name);
>> -	else
>> -		printk(KERN_CONT " - too many retries. Giving up\n");
>> -
>> +report_failure:
>> +	pr_cont(" - too many retries. Giving up\n");
>>  	return ret;
>> +report_success:
>> +	pr_info("xc5000: Firmware %s loaded and running.\n", desired_fw->name);
>> +	return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>>  static void xc5000_do_timer_sleep(struct work_struct *timer_sleep)


Is the proposed source code restructuring interesting?

Regards,
Markus