From: Andy Shevchenko > Sent: 23 March 2023 12:37 > > Since strreplace() returns the pointer to the string itself, > we may use it directly in the code. > > Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > lib/kobject.c | 3 +-- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c > index f79a434e1231..16d530f9c174 100644 > --- a/lib/kobject.c > +++ b/lib/kobject.c > @@ -281,8 +281,7 @@ int kobject_set_name_vargs(struct kobject *kobj, const char *fmt, > kfree_const(s); > if (!t) > return -ENOMEM; > - strreplace(t, '/', '!'); > - s = t; > + s = strreplace(t, '/', '!'); Why do this? It just makes the code harder to read because you have to know another 'silly fact' about a function. Possibly useful return values might be: 1) The address of the first changed character. 2) The address of the last changed characher. 3) The '\0' terminator. 4) void. David - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)
