On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:08:05 -0800 Joe Perches wrote:

> On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 09:30 -0600, James Bottomley wrote:
> > On Sun, 2008-02-10 at 21:47 -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > -       if (request_region(*base, 256, "aic7xxx") == 0)
> > > +       if (!request_region(*base, 256, "aic7xxx"))
> > 
> > This patch is completely pointless.
> 
> It removes a sparse warning.

I try to say that in the patch description.  Andrew also tries
to enforce such errors/warnings in patch descriptions....
        
> > There's a marginal preference for if (!x) over if (x == NULL)
> > for pointers, but it's still up to a driver writer if they wish to use
> > the marginally unpreferred form.
> 
> Use == NULL then if you care to.

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~Randy
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