Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH v3] Staging: ccree: ssi_cipher.c: Remove unused variable.

From: Julia Lawall
Date: Wed Sep 06 2017 - 17:26:32 EST




On Thu, 7 Sep 2017, Srishti Sharma wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 2:47 AM, Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 7 Sep 2017, Srishti Sharma wrote:
> >
> >> Remove local variable inflight_counter ,as it is never used.
> >
> > "counter ,as" -> "counter, as"
> >
> >> Signed-off-by: Srishti Sharma <srishtishar@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >> Changes in v3:
> >> - There was no longer a need to make the comment more comprehensible as
> >> I have deleted the variable associated with it because it is unused .
> >> drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c | 5 +----
> >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c
> >> index fec2faa..609ebe4 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/staging/ccree/ssi_cipher.c
> >> @@ -702,10 +702,7 @@ static int ssi_blkcipher_complete(struct device *dev,
> >>
> >> ssi_buffer_mgr_unmap_blkcipher_request(dev, req_ctx, ivsize, src, dst);
> >>
> >> - /*
> >> - * Save inflight_counter in a local variable.
> >> - */
> >> - inflight_counter = ctx_p->drvdata->inflight_counter;
> >> +
> >
> > This is a patch on your previous patch. It should be a patch on the
> > original code. Also, don't add a new blank line. Just remove the line
> > completely.
>
> so , when I resend it should I version it as v3 or send as a new
> patch as it is now fixing a different problem ?

v3 (or maybe now v4?) would be fine. It's still the same code that is
under consideration. Then it will be clear that he previosu patches are
not needed.

julia

> Regards,
> Srishti
> >
> > julia
> >
> >> /*Decrease the inflight counter*/
> >> if (ctx_p->flow_mode == BYPASS && ctx_p->drvdata->inflight_counter > 0)
> >> ctx_p->drvdata->inflight_counter--;
> >> --
> >> 2.7.4
> >>
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