On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 08:22:17AM +0530, Atul Kumar Pant wrote: > On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 11:07:02PM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 02:11:41AM +0530, Atul Kumar Pant wrote: > > > This patch fixes following checkpatch.pl issue: > > > ERROR: do not use assignment in if condition > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Atul Kumar Pant <atulpant.linux@xxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > drivers/usb/core/devio.c | 3 ++- > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c > > > index e501a03d6c70..56899fed6bd4 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c > > > +++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c > > > @@ -2333,9 +2333,10 @@ static int proc_ioctl(struct usb_dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_ioctl *ctl) > > > } > > > } > > > > > > + intf = usb_ifnum_to_if(ps->dev, ctl->ifno); > > > if (ps->dev->state != USB_STATE_CONFIGURED) > > > retval = -EHOSTUNREACH; > > > - else if (!(intf = usb_ifnum_to_if(ps->dev, ctl->ifno))) > > > + else if (!intf) > > > > Did you mean to change the logic here by doing the calculation always? > > Does that change functionality? > > > > The existing code is fine, running checkpatch on code outside of > > drivers/staging/ or on new patches you are writing, is generally > > discouraged as the code usually is older than checkpatch is :) > > Understood. One question though, should we fix issues like no space > before open parenthesis (e.g. if(val)) in the code that is outside > of /drivers/staging/ ? Only if the maintainer of that subsystem says it is ok to do so. good luck! greg k-h
