Re: [PATCH] radio-si470x-common: -EINVAL overwritten in si470x_vidioc_s_tuner()

From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab
Date: Wed Feb 03 2010 - 20:34:46 EST


Tobias Lorenz wrote:
> Hello Roel,
>
> no, the default value of retval makes no difference to the function.
>
> Retval is set by si470x_disconnect_check and si470x_set_register.
> After each call, retval is checked.
> There is no need to reset it passed.
>
> The only reason, there is a default value is my static code checker, saying variables should have default values.
> Setting it to -EINVAL seems more reasonable to me than setting it 0.
> In fact the patch would bring up the warning on setting default values again.

Well, your static code checker is then broken ;)

>> struct si470x_device *radio = video_drvdata(file);
>> - int retval = -EINVAL;
>> + int retval;
>>
>> /* safety checks */
>> retval = si470x_disconnect_check(radio);

You may just do then:

int retval = si470x_disconnect_check(radio);

>> if (retval)
>> goto done;
>> + retval = -EINVAL;
>>
>> if (tuner->index != 0)
>> goto done;
>>
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Cheers,
Mauro
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