[2/3] hostap: Delete an unnecessary jump label in prism2_ioctl_priv_hostapd()

From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:21:29 +0200

Remove a jump label which is unneeded in this function at the end.

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Hi Marcus,

On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 2:46 AM, SF Markus Elfring
<elfring@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:21:29 +0200
>
> Remove a jump label which is unneeded in this function at the end.
>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c
> index 4e271f9..5942917 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c
> @@ -3835,14 +3835,12 @@ static int prism2_ioctl_priv_hostapd(local_info_t *local, struct iw_point *p)
>         }
>
>         if (ret == 1 || !ap_ioctl) {
> -               if (copy_to_user(p->pointer, param, p->length)) {
> +               if (copy_to_user(p->pointer, param, p->length))
>                         ret = -EFAULT;
> -                       goto out;
> -               } else if (ap_ioctl)
> +               else if (ap_ioctl)
>                         ret = 0;
>         }
>
> - out:

Does this change make any difference to the compiled code?

Thanks,

SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 18:21:29 +0200
> 
> Remove a jump label which is unneeded in this function at the end.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>

2 patches set to Rejected.

9291771 [2/3] hostap: Delete an unnecessary jump label in prism2_ioctl_priv_hostapd()
9291775 [3/3] hostap: Delete unnecessary initialisations for the variable "ret"

Reason: The benefit is not clear.

> 9291771 [2/3] hostap: Delete an unnecessary jump label in prism2_ioctl_priv_hostapd()
> 9291775 [3/3] hostap: Delete unnecessary initialisations for the variable "ret"
> 
> Reason: The benefit is not clear.

How do you think about to reduce the source code a bit at these places?

Regards,
Markus

SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> writes:

>> 9291771 [2/3] hostap: Delete an unnecessary jump label in prism2_ioctl_priv_hostapd()
>> 9291775 [3/3] hostap: Delete unnecessary initialisations for the variable "ret"
>> 
>> Reason: The benefit is not clear.
>
> How do you think about to reduce the source code a bit at these places?

hostap is an obsolete driver, it's waste of time doing style fixes to it
as nobody maintains it anymore.

> hostap is an obsolete driver, it's waste of time doing style fixes to it
> as nobody maintains it anymore.

Thanks for another bit of your software development attention and this information.

Is it easier to understand than the previous response "Reason: The benefit is not clear."?

Regards,
Markus