On Mon, Oct 09, 2023 at 06:57:35PM +0200, Max Kellermann wrote: > This allows the compiler to keep the pointer in a register and > prepares for making the struct field "const". > > Signed-off-by: Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@xxxxxxxxx> I have no idea what this is about, and I don't see how that would improve anything, but ... > --- > drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c | 11 ++++++----- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c > index c7dd3f5b2bd5..e50ab229b27d 100644 > --- a/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c > +++ b/drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c > @@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ __hwmon_device_register(struct device *dev, const char *name, void *drvdata, > hdev = &hwdev->dev; > > if (chip) { > + const struct attribute_group **new_groups; > struct attribute **attrs; > int ngroups = 2; /* terminating NULL plus &hwdev->groups */ > > @@ -790,8 +791,8 @@ __hwmon_device_register(struct device *dev, const char *name, void *drvdata, > for (i = 0; groups[i]; i++) > ngroups++; > > - hwdev->groups = kcalloc(ngroups, sizeof(*groups), GFP_KERNEL); > - if (!hwdev->groups) { > + hwdev->groups = new_groups = kcalloc(ngroups, sizeof(*new_groups), GFP_KERNEL); CHECK: multiple assignments should be avoided #101: FILE: drivers/hwmon/hwmon.c:794: + hwdev->groups = new_groups = kcalloc(ngroups, sizeof(*new_groups), GFP_KERNEL); either case, this change is not acceptable. Guenter