Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH] staging: qlge: Fix multiple assignments warning by splitting the assignement into two each

[Joe Perches]

On Wed, 2019-10-09 at 22:48 +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:
> On Wed, 9 Oct 2019, Jules Irenge wrote:
> > Fix multiple assignments warning " check
> >  issued by checkpatch.pl tool:
> > "CHECK: multiple assignments should be avoided".
[]
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c b/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
[]
> > @@ -141,8 +141,10 @@ static int ql_get_serdes_regs(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
> >  	u32 *direct_ptr, temp;
> >  	u32 *indirect_ptr;
> > 
> > -	xfi_direct_valid = xfi_indirect_valid = 0;
> > -	xaui_direct_valid = xaui_indirect_valid = 1;
> > +	xfi_indirect_valid = 0;
> > +	xfi_direct_valid = xfi_indirect_valid;
> > +	xaui_indirect_valid = 1;
> > +	xaui_direct_valid = xaui_indirect_valid
> 
> Despite checkpatch, I think that the original code was easier to
> understand.

It'd likely be easier to understand if all the
<foo>_valid uses were bool and the ql_get_both_serdes
<foo>_valid arguments were change to bool from
unsigned int as well.

btw: qlge likely is going to be deleted and not updated.

---
 drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c | 22 ++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c b/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
index 7e16066a3527..90ab37d4c49d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int ql_read_serdes_reg(struct ql_adapter *qdev, u32 reg, u32 *data)
 
 static void ql_get_both_serdes(struct ql_adapter *qdev, u32 addr,
 			u32 *direct_ptr, u32 *indirect_ptr,
-			unsigned int direct_valid, unsigned int indirect_valid)
+			bool direct_valid, bool indirect_valid)
 {
 	unsigned int status;
 
@@ -136,14 +136,12 @@ static int ql_get_serdes_regs(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 				struct ql_mpi_coredump *mpi_coredump)
 {
 	int status;
-	unsigned int xfi_direct_valid, xfi_indirect_valid, xaui_direct_valid;
-	unsigned int xaui_indirect_valid, i;
+	bool xfi_direct_valid = false, xfi_indirect_valid = false;
+	bool xaui_direct_valid = true, xaui_indirect_valid = true;
+	unsigned int i;
 	u32 *direct_ptr, temp;
 	u32 *indirect_ptr;
 
-	xfi_direct_valid = xfi_indirect_valid = 0;
-	xaui_direct_valid = xaui_indirect_valid = 1;
-
 	/* The XAUI needs to be read out per port */
 	status = ql_read_other_func_serdes_reg(qdev,
 			XG_SERDES_XAUI_HSS_PCS_START, &temp);
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ static int ql_get_serdes_regs(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 
 	if ((temp & XG_SERDES_ADDR_XAUI_PWR_DOWN) ==
 				XG_SERDES_ADDR_XAUI_PWR_DOWN)
-		xaui_indirect_valid = 0;
+		xaui_indirect_valid = false;
 
 	status = ql_read_serdes_reg(qdev, XG_SERDES_XAUI_HSS_PCS_START, &temp);
 
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@ static int ql_get_serdes_regs(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 
 	if ((temp & XG_SERDES_ADDR_XAUI_PWR_DOWN) ==
 				XG_SERDES_ADDR_XAUI_PWR_DOWN)
-		xaui_direct_valid = 0;
+		xaui_direct_valid = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * XFI register is shared so only need to read one
@@ -176,18 +174,18 @@ static int ql_get_serdes_regs(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 		/* now see if i'm NIC 1 or NIC 2 */
 		if (qdev->func & 1)
 			/* I'm NIC 2, so the indirect (NIC1) xfi is up. */
-			xfi_indirect_valid = 1;
+			xfi_indirect_valid = true;
 		else
-			xfi_direct_valid = 1;
+			xfi_direct_valid = true;
 	}
 	if ((temp & XG_SERDES_ADDR_XFI2_PWR_UP) ==
 					XG_SERDES_ADDR_XFI2_PWR_UP) {
 		/* now see if i'm NIC 1 or NIC 2 */
 		if (qdev->func & 1)
 			/* I'm NIC 2, so the indirect (NIC1) xfi is up. */
-			xfi_direct_valid = 1;
+			xfi_direct_valid = true;
 		else
-			xfi_indirect_valid = 1;
+			xfi_indirect_valid = true;
 	}
 
 	/* Get XAUI_AN register block. */