Re: [PATCH 1/2] of: unittest: remove unneeded local return value variables

[Frank Rowand]

On 03/09/18 16:02, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 08, 2018 at 02:39:04PM -0800, frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> From: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@xxxxxxxx>
>>
>> A common pattern in many unittest functions is to save the return
>> value of a function in a local variable, then test the value of
>> the local variable, without using that return value for any further
>> purpose.  Remove the local return value variable for these cases.
>>
>> A second common pattern is:
>>
>>    ret = some_test_function(many, parameters, ...);
>>    if (unittest(ret == 0, "error message format", ...))
>>       return;
>>
>> This pattern is more clear when the local variable 'ret' is used, due
>> to the long lines caused by the parameters to the test function and
>> the long format and data parameters of unittest().  The local
>> variable is retained in these cases.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@xxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/of/unittest.c | 89 ++++++++++++++-------------------------------------
>>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
> 
> Doesn't apply. What's it based on?
> 
> Rob
> 

Sorry, I guess I should have mentioned that.

Based on top of of_overlay_fdt_apply() v7 for 4.17.

It applies with or without Dan's "[PATCH] of: unittest: fix
an error test in of_unittest_overlay_8()", which made me notice
the common pattern.

-Frank