Re: [PATCH] x86/intel/quark: fix simple_return.cocci warnings

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>]

* Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie> wrote:

> On 19/02/15 08:14, kbuild test robot wrote:
> >arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c:129:1-4: WARNING: end returns can be simpified
> >
> >  Simplify a trivial if-return sequence.  Possibly combine with a
> >  preceding function call.
> >Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/misc/simple_return.cocci
> >
> >CC: Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie>
> >Signed-off-by: Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@intel.com>
> >---
> >
> >  imr.c |    6 +-----
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >
> >--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c
> >+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-quark/imr.c
> >@@ -126,12 +126,8 @@ static int imr_read(struct imr_device *i
> >  	if (ret)
> >  		return ret;
> >
> >-	ret = iosf_mbi_read(QRK_MBI_UNIT_MM, QRK_MBI_MM_READ,
> >+	return iosf_mbi_read(QRK_MBI_UNIT_MM, QRK_MBI_MM_READ,
> >  				reg++, &imr->wmask);
> >-	if (ret)
> >-		return ret;
> >-
> >-	return 0;
> >  }
> >
> >  /**
> >
> 
> This flow was a change asked for and supplied in review 
> feedback for Andy Shevchenko so NAK to this patch.

But this pattern:

	if (ret)
		return ret;

	return 0;

makes very little sense. Why is it done?

Thanks,

	Ingo