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From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
To: "Geyslan Gregório Bem" <geyslan@gmail.com>
Cc: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
	kernel-br <kernel-br@googlegroups.com>,
	"open list:CRYPTO API" <linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: n2_core: insert '!err' condition in else scope
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:12:31 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131020121231.GA20425@gondor.apana.org.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGG-pUSfA7ynQM3OEFqHaac3vh3BooisGq2rKO5OmAE_cdKb9A@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 08:13:25PM -0300, Geyslan Gregório Bem wrote:
> 
> I can understand you. You don't want to break your git history
> (blame). But when a code is clearly more readable/understandable you
> must assume that it has a huge net-positive.
> 
> The patch improves the code in three ways:
> - Only one if/else;
> - Not blame on static analysis tools.
> - And avoid more discussion about that in the future (nobody will send
> patches like this to disturb you about that part of code).
> 
> The decision is yours.

FWIW I totally agree with David so your patch isn't going in.
Sorry.
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Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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      reply	other threads:[~2013-10-20 12:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-10-19 13:09 [PATCH] crypto: n2_core: insert '!err' condition in else scope Geyslan G. Bem
2013-10-19 22:38 ` David Miller
2013-10-19 22:42   ` Geyslan Gregório Bem
2013-10-19 22:49     ` David Miller
2013-10-19 23:13       ` Geyslan Gregório Bem
2013-10-20 12:12         ` Herbert Xu [this message]

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