2014-07-09 18:30 GMT+02:00 Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>: > On Mon, 07 Jul 2014, Rickard Strandqvist wrote: > >> Variable ar assigned a value that is never used. >> I have also removed all the code that thereby serves no purpose, >> and made same change to clarify the similarities in function. >> >> This was found using a static code analysis program called cppcheck >> >> Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> drivers/video/backlight/jornada720_lcd.c | 31 ++++++++++++++---------------- >> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/jornada720_lcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/jornada720_lcd.c >> index da3876c..d16abcf 100644 >> --- a/drivers/video/backlight/jornada720_lcd.c >> +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/jornada720_lcd.c >> @@ -36,44 +36,41 @@ static int jornada_lcd_get_power(struct lcd_device *ld) >> >> static int jornada_lcd_get_contrast(struct lcd_device *ld) >> { >> - int ret; >> + int ret = -ETIMEDOUT; >> >> if (jornada_lcd_get_power(ld) != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK) >> return 0; >> >> jornada_ssp_start(); >> >> - if (jornada_ssp_byte(GETCONTRAST) != TXDUMMY) { >> + if (jornada_ssp_byte(GETCONTRAST) != TXDUMMY) >> dev_err(&ld->dev, "get contrast failed\n"); >> - jornada_ssp_end(); >> - return -ETIMEDOUT; >> - } else { >> + else >> ret = jornada_ssp_byte(TXDUMMY); >> - jornada_ssp_end(); >> - return ret; >> - } >> + >> + jornada_ssp_end(); >> + >> + return ret; >> } >> >> static int jornada_lcd_set_contrast(struct lcd_device *ld, int value) >> { >> - int ret; >> + int ret = -ETIMEDOUT; >> >> jornada_ssp_start(); >> >> /* start by sending our set contrast cmd to mcu */ >> - ret = jornada_ssp_byte(SETCONTRAST); >> - >> + if (jornada_ssp_byte(SETCONTRAST) != TXDUMMY) >> + dev_err(&ld->dev, "set contrast failed\n"); >> /* push the new value */ >> - if (jornada_ssp_byte(value) != TXDUMMY) { >> + else if (jornada_ssp_byte(value) != TXDUMMY) >> dev_err(&ld->dev, "set contrast failed\n"); >> - jornada_ssp_end(); >> - return -ETIMEDOUT; >> - } >> + else /* if we get here we can assume everything went well */ >> + ret = 0; >> >> - /* if we get here we can assume everything went well */ >> jornada_ssp_end(); >> >> - return 0; >> + return ret; >> } >> >> static int jornada_lcd_set_power(struct lcd_device *ld, int power) > > Counter suggestion. > > What do you think, I think this looks cleaner: > > static int jornada_lcd_get_contrast(struct lcd_device *ld) > { > int ret; > > if (jornada_lcd_get_power(ld) != FB_BLANK_UNBLANK) > return 0; > > jornada_ssp_start(); > > if (jornada_ssp_byte(GETCONTRAST) == TXDUMMY) { > ret = jornada_ssp_byte(TXDUMMY); > goto success; > } > > dev_err(&ld->dev, "failed to set contrast\n"); > ret = -ETIMEDOUT; > > success: > jornada_ssp_end(); > return ret; > } > > static int jornada_lcd_set_contrast(struct lcd_device *ld, int value) > { > int ret = 0; > > jornada_ssp_start(); > > /* start by sending our set contrast cmd to mcu */ > if (jornada_ssp_byte(SETCONTRAST) == TXDUMMY) { > /* if successful, push the new value */ > if (jornada_ssp_byte(value) == TXDUMMY) > goto success; > } > > dev_err(&ld->dev, "failed to set contrast\n"); > ret = -ETIMEDOUT; > > success: > jornada_ssp_end(); > return ret; > } Hi Lee! Yes, I agree! Both are clean without so much repetition of code, which was what annoyd me. But yours is clearer when things go good or bad, nice 1 ;) I do not know what I can/may do, but I'll try. Remove what is not ok :-) Reviewed-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Suggested-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Kind regards Rickard Strandqvist -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fbdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html