Re: [PATCH] platform: x86: dell-smo8800: remove redundant assignments to byte_data

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On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tuesday 31 October 2017 15:47:58 Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Colin King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> > Variable byte_data is being initialized and re-assigned with values that
>> > are never read. Remove these as these redundant assignments. Cleans up
>> > clang warning:
>> >
>> > drivers/platform/x86/dell-smo8800.c:106:2: warning: Value stored to 'byte_data'
>> > is never read
>>
>> Thanks for the patch.
>>
>> As I read a code it was from the beginning like this. I dunno what was
>> a motivation of this pieces, thus I would like to hear Pali.
>
> IIRC this part of code comes from the lis3lv* driver which was used for
> HP EliteBook machines. As both drivers provides similar interface for
> userspace.

OK, though it doesn't clarify the intention of the byte_data
(useless?) assignments.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
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