Re: [PATCH 8/8] spapr/drc: Clean up local variable shadowing in prop_get_fdt()

["Cédric Le Goater" <clg@kaod.org>]

On 9/19/23 10:48, Harsh Prateek Bora wrote:
> 
> 
> On 9/18/23 20:28, Cédric Le Goater wrote:
>> Rename 'name' variable to avoid this warning :
>>
>>    ../hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c: In function ‘prop_get_fdt’:
>>    ../hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c:344:21: warning: declaration of ‘name’ shadows a parameter [-Wshadow=compatible-local]
>>      344 |         const char *name = NULL;
>>          |                     ^~~~
>>    ../hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c:325:63: note: shadowed declaration is here
>>      325 | static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>>          |                                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@kaod.org>
>> ---
>>   hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c | 10 +++++-----
>>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
>> index 843e318312d3..2b99d3b4b1a6 100644
>> --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
>> +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
>> @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>>       fdt_depth = 0;
>>       do {
>> -        const char *name = NULL;
>> +        const char *dt_name = NULL;
> 
> I guess you wanted to use the input arg "name" here without re-declaration. 

I don't understand. I don't want to use the input arg "name" here.
It seems useless in this case.

C.

> I do not see "name" being used elsewhere in this routine.
> 
> regards,
> Harsh
>>           const struct fdt_property *prop = NULL;
>>           int prop_len = 0, name_len = 0;
>>           uint32_t tag;
>> @@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>>           switch (tag) {
>>           case FDT_BEGIN_NODE:
>>               fdt_depth++;
>> -            name = fdt_get_name(fdt, fdt_offset, &name_len);
>> -            if (!visit_start_struct(v, name, NULL, 0, errp)) {
>> +            dt_name = fdt_get_name(fdt, fdt_offset, &name_len);
>> +            if (!visit_start_struct(v, dt_name, NULL, 0, errp)) {
>>                   return;
>>               }
>>               break;
>> @@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ static void prop_get_fdt(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>>           case FDT_PROP: {
>>               int i;
>>               prop = fdt_get_property_by_offset(fdt, fdt_offset, &prop_len);
>> -            name = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff));
>> -            if (!visit_start_list(v, name, NULL, 0, errp)) {
>> +            dt_name = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff));
>> +            if (!visit_start_list(v, dt_name, NULL, 0, errp)) {
>>                   return;
>>               }
>>               for (i = 0; i < prop_len; i++) {