>>>> Thus reuse existing functionality instead of keeping duplicate source code. >>> >>> Much as I detest the get_and_ioremap_resource obfuscator, it's not even appropriate here since nothing else is using "res". >> >> I got the impression that this local variable is needed to perform >> a desired function call. > > Yes, the call to devm_ioremap_resource(). Which you're proposing to remove... I propose to replace a specific function call combination by an other single call for a known wrapper function. The mentioned variable is preserved for this purpose. Regards, Markus