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net: wireless: ath: ath9k: remove unnecessary code

Message ID 20170509034814.GA18034@embeddedgus (mailing list archive)
State Changes Requested
Delegated to: Kalle Valo
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Commit Message

Gustavo A. R. Silva May 9, 2017, 3:48 a.m. UTC
The name of an array used by itself will always return the array's address.
So this test will always evaluate as true.

Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1364903
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Kalle Valo May 9, 2017, 11:32 a.m. UTC | #1
"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> writes:

> The name of an array used by itself will always return the array's address.
> So this test will always evaluate as true.
>
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1364903
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
> index fb80ec8..5c3bc28 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
> @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 off, u16 *data)
>  
>  	if (ah->eeprom_blob)
>  		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_firmware(ah->eeprom_blob, off, data);
> -	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom && pdata->eeprom_data)
> +	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom)
>  		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_pdata(pdata, off, data);
>  	else
>  		ret = common->bus_ops->eeprom_read(common, off, data);

The patch may very well be valid (didn't check yet) but the commit log
is gibberish for me.
Gustavo A. R. Silva May 9, 2017, 12:01 p.m. UTC | #2
Hi Kalle,

Quoting Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com>:

> "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> writes:
>
>> The name of an array used by itself will always return the array's address.
>> So this test will always evaluate as true.
>>
>> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1364903
>> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c  
>> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>> index fb80ec8..5c3bc28 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>> @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_hw *ah, u32  
>> off, u16 *data)
>>
>>  	if (ah->eeprom_blob)
>>  		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_firmware(ah->eeprom_blob, off, data);
>> -	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom && pdata->eeprom_data)
>> +	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom)
>>  		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_pdata(pdata, off, data);
>>  	else
>>  		ret = common->bus_ops->eeprom_read(common, off, data);
>
> The patch may very well be valid (didn't check yet) but the commit log
> is gibberish for me.
>

Let me correct that and I'll send the patch again.

Thanks!
--
Gustavo A. R. Silva
Kalle Valo May 9, 2017, 12:21 p.m. UTC | #3
"Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> writes:

> Hi Kalle,
>
> Quoting Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com>:
>
>> "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> writes:
>>
>>> The name of an array used by itself will always return the array's address.
>>> So this test will always evaluate as true.
>>>
>>> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1364903
>>> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c | 2 +-
>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>>> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>>> index fb80ec8..5c3bc28 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>>> @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_hw *ah, u32
>>> off, u16 *data)
>>>
>>>  	if (ah->eeprom_blob)
>>>  		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_firmware(ah->eeprom_blob, off, data);
>>> -	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom && pdata->eeprom_data)
>>> +	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom)
>>>  		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_pdata(pdata, off, data);
>>>  	else
>>>  		ret = common->bus_ops->eeprom_read(common, off, data);
>>
>> The patch may very well be valid (didn't check yet) but the commit log
>> is gibberish for me.
>>
>
> Let me correct that and I'll send the patch again.

Thanks.

Also no need to have that long "net: wireless: ath:" prefix, "ath9k: "
or "ath10k: " is enough.
Gustavo A. R. Silva May 9, 2017, 12:36 p.m. UTC | #4
Quoting Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com>:

> "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> writes:
>
>> Hi Kalle,
>>
>> Quoting Kalle Valo <kvalo@qca.qualcomm.com>:
>>
>>> "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@embeddedor.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> The name of an array used by itself will always return the  
>>>> array's address.
>>>> So this test will always evaluate as true.
>>>>
>>>> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1364903
>>>> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c | 2 +-
>>>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>>>> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>>>> index fb80ec8..5c3bc28 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
>>>> @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_hw *ah, u32
>>>> off, u16 *data)
>>>>
>>>>  	if (ah->eeprom_blob)
>>>>  		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_firmware(ah->eeprom_blob, off, data);
>>>> -	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom && pdata->eeprom_data)
>>>> +	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom)
>>>>  		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_pdata(pdata, off, data);
>>>>  	else
>>>>  		ret = common->bus_ops->eeprom_read(common, off, data);
>>>
>>> The patch may very well be valid (didn't check yet) but the commit log
>>> is gibberish for me.
>>>
>>
>> Let me correct that and I'll send the patch again.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Also no need to have that long "net: wireless: ath:" prefix, "ath9k: "
> or "ath10k: " is enough.
>

I get it.

Thanks!
--
Gustavo A. R. Silva
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
index fb80ec8..5c3bc28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@  bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 off, u16 *data)
 
 	if (ah->eeprom_blob)
 		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_firmware(ah->eeprom_blob, off, data);
-	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom && pdata->eeprom_data)
+	else if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom)
 		ret = ath9k_hw_nvram_read_pdata(pdata, off, data);
 	else
 		ret = common->bus_ops->eeprom_read(common, off, data);