Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] staging: vt6655: Introduce `idx` temporary variable

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Fri Nov 05 2021 - 08:52:34 EST


On Thu, Nov 04, 2021 at 07:33:36AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Thu, 2021-11-04 at 15:09 +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 01, 2021 at 02:31:59PM +0000, Karolina Drobnik wrote:
> > > Add a local variable to store `MISCFIFO_SYNDATA_IDX` offset.
> > > This change helps in shortening the lines in `rf.c` that
> > > are deemed too long by checkpatch.pl.
> > >
> >
> > I started reviewing the v1 patch but I should have been reviewing this
> > patchset. Please don't do this. Leave the constant as a constant so
> > we don't have to look it up.
>
> It's just an intermediate step to use idx++.
> Personally, I'd combine patches to add and use idx++ directly.

Yep. I saw that when I reviewed the later patches. This patch should
be combined with those as you say.

regards,
dan carpenter