>> Move an assignment for a specific error code so that it is stored only once >> in this function implementation. >> >> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. > > How? Would you like to experiment a bit more with the following approach for the semantic patch language? show_same_statements3.cocci: @duplicated_code@ identifier work; statement s1, s2; type T; @@ T work(...) { ... when any *if ((...) < 0) *{ ... * s1 * s2 *} ... when any *if ((...) < 0) *{ ... * s1 * s2 *} ... when any } >> @@ -1334,6 +1329,7 @@ static int ov5645_probe(struct i2c_client *client, >> >> power_down: >> ov5645_s_power(&ov5645->sd, false); >> + ret = -ENODEV; > > I don't think this is where people would expect you to set the error code > in general. This can be. - The view depends on some factors. > It should rather take place before goto, not after it. I proposed another software design direction. > That'd mean another variable, To which detail do you refer here? > and I'm not convinced the result would improve the driver. Can you see the relevance of a small code reduction in this function? Regards, Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html