Hi! > | > > > +static long > | > > > +get_vtg(const char *vdomain) > | > > > +{ > | > > > + long ret = 0; > | > > > | > > Unnecessary initialisation. > | > > | > No, sorry. > | > | In get_vtg(), if VOLTAGE_FRAMEWORK is defined then > | > | ret = vtg_get_voltage(v); > | > | is the first user. If VOLTAGE_FRAMEWORK is not defined, the first user is: > | > | ret = vtg_get_voltage(&vhandle); > | > | Then "return ret;" follows. I cannot see a path where > | pre-initialisation of ret does anything useful. If someone removed the > | #else part, the compiler would bark. > --- > > True, but a good compiler should remove the dead initialization... True, but efficient code is only one of constraints. Code should be easy to read, too. Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html