Re: [PATCH 1/2] staging: rtl8723bs: Optimize variable initialization in rtl8723b_hal_init.c

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Sat, Apr 05, 2025 at 06:14:48AM +0300, Erick Karanja wrote:
> Optimize variable initialization by integrating the initialization
> directly into the variable declaration in cases where the initialization
> is simple and doesn't depend on other variables or complex expressions.
> This makes the code more concise and readable.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Erick Karanja <karanja99erick@gmail.com>
> ---
>  .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c | 155 +++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 114 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
> index e15ec6452fd0..1e980b291e90 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c
> @@ -152,13 +152,12 @@ static int _WriteFW(struct adapter *padapter, void *buffer, u32 size)
>  void _8051Reset8723(struct adapter *padapter)
>  {
>  	u8 cpu_rst;
> -	u8 io_rst;
> +	u8 io_rst = rtw_read8(padapter, REG_RSV_CTRL + 1);
>  
>  
>  	/*  Reset 8051(WLMCU) IO wrapper */
>  	/*  0x1c[8] = 0 */
>  	/*  Suggested by Isaac@SD1 and Gimmy@SD1, coding by Lucas@20130624 */
> -	io_rst = rtw_read8(padapter, REG_RSV_CTRL+1);

Ick, no, now the comment doesn't make much sense, right?

The changes you are making here are odd, why are you wanting to do this
type of thing?  What tool suggested that these are a good idea?

thanks,

greg k-h