Re: [PATCH] net: sched: One function call less in em_meta_change() after error detection

[Lino Sanfilippo]

On 31.01.2015 22:52, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
>>> -errout:
>>> -	if (err && meta)
>>> -		meta_delete(meta);
>> 
>> Since this patch seems to be about optimization and cleanup you should
>> probably also remove the now unnecessary initialization of "meta" with
>> NULL at the beginning of the function...
> 
> Will the optimiser of the C compiler drop any remaining unnecessary
> variable initialisations?
> 

I dont know if that matters, since the code is not only used by
compilers but also read by humans.

> Do you want another update step here?
> 

I am not the one who decides if this patch is acceptable or not. But I
vote for a removal of that assignment (as a part of the same patch).

Regards,
Lino


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