RE: [PATCH] net: netfilter: Remove multiple assignment.

[David Laight]

From: Pablo Neira Ayuso
> Sent: 27 March 2017 13:08
> On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 06:19:47PM +0530, Arushi Singhal wrote:
> > This patch removes multiple assignments.
> > Done using coccinelle.
> > @@
> > identifier i1,i2;
> > constant c;
> > @@
> > - i1=i2=c;
> > + i1=c;
> > + i2=c;
> 
> You have to explain why this is bad.

And your substituted code isn't equivalent.
The correct replacement is:
	i2 = c;
	i1 = i2;

	David