On 2019/2/19 16:01, Julia Lawall wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Feb 2019, Mao Wenan wrote:
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>> There is no need to have the 'int first' static
>> since new value always be assigned before use it.
>> The old codes of first dereferencing this variable have
>> been commented out. So it is useless with 'static int first'.
>> /*
>> if (!first) {
>> ...
>> }
>> */
>> first = 1;
>
> Do you need the variable at all?
>
> In the code, the commenting out is actually done with #if 0. It could be
> good for the commit log to reflect the code more accurately.
>
OK, the original codes are using #if 0 to comment out, but when I generate patch
the "#if 0" has been removed, so I use "/*...*/" to reflect that.
> Can the #if 0 and code be removed? Apparently it predates git.
>
> A commented out printk below also predates git.
>
I think all the "#if 0" comment out codes and printk codes can be removed, shall I send
v2 to do this?
> julia
>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mao Wenan <maowenan@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c | 2 +-
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c
>> index 958fced4dacf..fb064df3a1a6 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/ns83820.c
>> @@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ static unsigned ns83820_mii_write_reg(struct ns83820 *dev, unsigned phy, unsigne
>> static void ns83820_probe_phy(struct net_device *ndev)
>> {
>> struct ns83820 *dev = PRIV(ndev);
>> - static int first;
>> + int first;
>> int i;
>> #define MII_PHYIDR1 0x02
>> #define MII_PHYIDR2 0x03
>> --
>> 2.20.1
>>
>>
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