Re: [patch 3/2] drivers/char/vt.c: remove unnecessary code
From: Adrian Bunk (bunk_at_stusta.de)
Date: 02/28/05
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:30:02 +0100 To: "emmanuel.colbus@ensimag.imag.fr" <colbuse@ensisun.imag.fr>
On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 06:29:39PM +0100, emmanuel.colbus@ensimag.imag.fr wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Stelian Pop wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 04:06:14PM +0100, colbuse@ensisun.imag.fr wrote:
> >
> > > + /* Setting par[]'s elems at 0. */
> > > + memset(par, 0, NPAR*sizeof(unsigned int));
> >
> > No need for the comment here, everybody understands C.
>
>
> I knew this code would be understood, but I like comments :-) .
>
> Well, without it, it gives :
>
>
>
> --- old/drivers/char/vt.c 2004-12-24 22:35:25.000000000 +0100
> +++ new/drivers/char/vt.c 2005-02-28 18:19:11.782717810 +0100
> @@ -1655,8 +1655,8 @@
> vc_state = ESnormal;
> return;
> case ESsquare:
> - for(npar = 0 ; npar < NPAR ; npar++)
> - par[npar] = 0;
> + memset(par, 0, NPAR*sizeof(unsigned int));
>...
> Any other comments/remarks, or is _this_ patch version acceptable?
- whitespace damage
- your sizeof is extremely fragile
why don't you run sizeof on the array?
- please do any development against -mm
you'll note that the code you are working against has significantely
changed in -mm
> Emmanuel Colbus
cu
Adrian
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