[PATCH 02/06] Fix compilation warning for fs/ubifs/commit.c

Stefan Richter stefanr at s5r6.in-berlin.de
Thu Jul 16 07:57:36 EDT 2009


Stefan Richter wrote:
> So, is uninitialized_var() a good fix here?  I'd say it's not a 
> particular good one.  Count the lines of code of dbg_check_old_index() 
> and the maximum indentation level of it.  Then remember the teachings of 
> CodingStyle. :-)  See?  dbg_check_old_index() clearly isn't a prime 
> example of best kernel coding practice.  /Perhaps/ a little bit of 
> refactoring would make it easier to read, and as a bonus side effect, 
> make it unnecessary to use the slightly dangerous and 
> uninitialized_var() macro here.

PS:
On the other hand, it is debug code.  Is it bound to stay in there 
forever?  If not, then it's surely not worth the developer time to 
beautify it.
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Stefan Richter
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