Re: [PATCH V2] staging: gpib: Remove a dead condition in if statement

[Dan Carpenter]

On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 08:47:21PM -0600, Everest K.C. wrote:
> > $ git grep get_dma_residue | grep static | grep -v gpib
> >
> > arch/alpha/include/asm/dma.h:static __inline__ int get_dma_residue(unsigned int dmanr)
> > arch/arm/mach-footbridge/dma-isa.c:static int isa_get_dma_residue(unsigned int chan, dma_t *dma)
> > arch/m68k/include/asm/floppy.h:static int vdma_get_dma_residue(unsigned int dummy)
> > arch/mips/include/asm/dma.h:static __inline__ int get_dma_residue(unsigned int dmanr)
> > arch/mips/include/asm/mach-au1x00/au1000_dma.h:static inline int get_dma_residue(unsigned int dmanr)
> > arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic/floppy.h:static inline int fd_get_dma_residue(void)
> > arch/mips/include/asm/mach-jazz/floppy.h:static inline int fd_get_dma_residue(void)
> > arch/parisc/include/asm/dma.h:static __inline__ int get_dma_residue(unsigned int dmanr)
> > arch/parisc/include/asm/floppy.h:static int vdma_get_dma_residue(unsigned int dummy)
> > arch/powerpc/include/asm/dma.h:static __inline__ int get_dma_residue(unsigned int dmanr)
> > arch/powerpc/include/asm/floppy.h:static int vdma_get_dma_residue(unsigned int dummy)
> > arch/sh/drivers/dma/dma-pvr2.c:static int pvr2_get_dma_residue(struct dma_channel *chan)
> > arch/sh/drivers/dma/dma-sh.c:static int sh_dmac_get_dma_residue(struct dma_channel *chan)
> > arch/sparc/include/asm/floppy_64.h:static unsigned int sun_get_dma_residue(void)
> > arch/sparc/include/asm/floppy_64.h:static unsigned int sun_pci_get_dma_residue(void)
> > arch/sparc/include/asm/parport_64.h:static inline unsigned int get_dma_residue(unsigned int dmanr)
> > arch/x86/include/asm/dma.h:static inline int get_dma_residue(unsigned int dmanr)
> > arch/x86/include/asm/floppy.h:static int vdma_get_dma_residue(unsigned int dummy)
> >
> > Only the Sparc functions return unsigned int.  The rest return int.
> Why is it so ? Are there any resources I could go through to
> understand it better?

There isn't a reason for it.  Programmers make millions of little choices and
some don't matter so it's just a roll of the dice which way things go.

regards,
dan carpenter