RE: [PATCH v2 08/10] x86/mce: Remove the redundant zeroing assignments

[Zhuo, Qiuxu]

> From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
> [...]
> >This is a good tip to quickly check whether a cleanup of removing
> >unnecessary assignments changes the function. If there is no difference
> >in the text before and after the cleanup, then it's OK. Otherwise, the
> >cleanup probably changes the function in an unintended way.
> >
> >-Qiuxu
> >
> 
> Yes and no. Deleting things like redundant reinitialization should only be done
> if it makes the code clearer. You can think of the redundant statements as
> comments/asserts.

Thanks for the further clarification.

-Qiuxu