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SubjectRe: [PATCH] coccinnelle: Remove ptr_ret script
On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 08:36:29AM +0100, Maxime Ripard wrote:
> The ptr_ret script script addresses a number of situations where we end up
> testing an error pointer, and if it's an error returning it, or return 0
> otherwise to transform it into a PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO call.
>
> So it will convert a block like this:
>
> if (IS_ERR(err))
> return PTR_ERR(err);
>
> return 0;
>
> into
>
> return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(err);
>
> While this is technically correct, it has a number of drawbacks. First, it
> merges the error and success path, which will make it harder for a reviewer
> or reader to grasp.
>
> It's also more difficult to extend if we were to add some code between the
> error check and the function return, making the author essentially revert
> that patch before adding new lines, while it would have been a trivial
> addition otherwise for the rewiever.
>
> Therefore, since that script is only about cosmetic in the first place,
> let's remove it since it's not worth it.
>
> Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>
> Cc: Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ti.com>
> Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Maxime Ripard <maxime@cerno.tech>
> ---
> scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci | 97 ----------------------------
> 1 file changed, 97 deletions(-)
> delete mode 100644 scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci

Acked-by: Thierry Reding <treding@nvidia.com>
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