Re: [PATCH 01/12] thinkpad_ec: New driver for ThinkPad embedded controller access

[Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>]

Hi!

> > >> >> +     struct dmi_device *dev = NULL;
> > >> >unneeded initializer.
> > >> On a local variable?!
> > >
> > >You assign a new value to it on the next line, without ever using its
> > >initial value.
> > 
> > The initial value is used in the last parameter to dmi_find_device():
> > 
> > 	struct dmi_device *dev = NULL;
> > 	while ((dev = dmi_find_device(type, NULL, dev))) {
> > 		if (strstr(dev->name, substr))
> > 			return 1;
> > 	}
> 
> Sorry, somehow my brain skipped the end of the line.

Ahha, sorry about that, I was blind, too. I thought it is because the
code is ugly, but now I see I was wrong.
								Pavel
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