Re: [PATCH] cxl: Reduce scope for the variable “mm” in cxllib_get_PE_attributes()

Re: [PATCH] cxl: Reduce scope for the variable “mm” in cxllib_get_PE_attributes()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 03:35:38PM +0100, Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:14:07 +0100
> 
> A local variable was used only within an if branch.
> Thus move the definition for the variable “mm” into the corresponding
> code block.

You did nothing here except add a checkpatch warning :(

dropped.

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH] cxl: Reduce scope for the variable “mm” in cxllib_get_PE_attributes()

[Christophe JAILLET]

Le 10/12/2020 à 17:04, Markus Elfring a écrit :
>>> A local variable was used only within an if branch.
>>> Thus move the definition for the variable “mm” into the corresponding
>>> code block.
>>
>> You did nothing here except add a checkpatch warning :(
> 
> elfring@Sonne:~/Projekte/Linux/next-patched> scripts/checkpatch.pl /home/elfring/Projekte/Bau/Linux/scripts/Coccinelle/tuning1/next/20201204/Flicken/0001-cxl-Reduce-scope-for-the-variable-mm-in-cxllib_get_P.patch
> total: 0 errors, 0 warnings, 16 lines checked
> 
> Regards,
> Markus
> 

Maybe:
    script/checkpatch.pl -f drivers/misc/cxl/cxllib.c

?