Re: [PATCH v1] drivers: usb: Removes use of assignment in if condition

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 08:22:17AM +0530, Atul Kumar Pant wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 11:07:02PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 02:11:41AM +0530, Atul Kumar Pant wrote:
> > > This patch fixes following checkpatch.pl issue:
> > > ERROR: do not use assignment in if condition
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Atul Kumar Pant <atulpant.linux@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/usb/core/devio.c | 3 ++-
> > >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
> > > index e501a03d6c70..56899fed6bd4 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
> > > @@ -2333,9 +2333,10 @@ static int proc_ioctl(struct usb_dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_ioctl *ctl)
> > >  		}
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > > +	intf = usb_ifnum_to_if(ps->dev, ctl->ifno);
> > >  	if (ps->dev->state != USB_STATE_CONFIGURED)
> > >  		retval = -EHOSTUNREACH;
> > > -	else if (!(intf = usb_ifnum_to_if(ps->dev, ctl->ifno)))
> > > +	else if (!intf)
> > 
> > Did you mean to change the logic here by doing the calculation always?
> > Does that change functionality?
> > 
> > The existing code is fine, running checkpatch on code outside of
> > drivers/staging/ or on new patches you are writing, is generally
> > discouraged as the code usually is older than checkpatch is :)
> 
> 	Understood. One question though, should we fix issues like no space
> 	before open parenthesis (e.g. if(val)) in the code that is outside
> 	of /drivers/staging/ ?

Only if the maintainer of that subsystem says it is ok to do so.

good luck!

greg k-h