This patch is a coccinelle thing, the reasoning behind it is that literals are more clear than variables. return status; <-- Ambiguous. This could be returning anything, you have to look at the context. return 0; <-- Clear. regards, dan carpenter _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel