Re: [PATCH v3] staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: simplify the return statement

From: Saurav Girepunje
Date: Fri Oct 22 2021 - 13:11:54 EST




On 14/10/21 8:19 pm, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 08:10:00PM +0530, Saurav Girepunje wrote:
>> Remove goto statement where function simply return value without doing
>> any cleanup action.
>>
>> Simplify the return using goto label to avoid unneeded 'if' condition
>> check.
>>
>> Remove the unneeded and redundant check of variable on goto.
>>
>> Remove the assignment of NULL on local variable.
>
> You are saying _what_ you are doing here, but not _why_ you are doing
> this. For example, this last sentance does not make sense, why would
> you want to do such a thing (hint, I know, but you need to explain it in
> the changelog...)
>
> It's getting better, but the changelog still needs work. Often times
> that's the hardest part of writing a kernel patch.
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>

Thanks Greg for review. I will work on changelog and will send v4.

Regards,
Saurav