Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH 4/4] staging: rtl8723bs: Change the type and use of a variable

[Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@inria.fr>]

On Sat, 10 Apr 2021, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:

> On Saturday, April 10, 2021 2:12:28 PM CEST Julia Lawall wrote:
> > On Sat, 10 Apr 2021, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
> > > On Saturday, April 10, 2021 1:37:30 PM CEST Julia Lawall wrote:
> > > > > That variable has global scope and is assigned at least in:
> > > > What do you mean by global scope?  None of the following look like
> > > > references to global variables.
> > > >
> > > > julia
> > >
> > > I just mean that fw_current_in_ps_mode is a field of a struct in a .h
> > > file included everywhere in this driver and that the functions whom
> > > the following assignments belong to have not the "static" type
> > > modifier.
> > OK, but a field in a structure is not a variable, and this is not what
> > scope means.
> >
> You're right, a field in a structure is not a variable.
> >
> > int x;
> >
> > outside of anything is a global variable (global scope).
> >
> > int foo() {
> >   int x;
> >   ...
> > }
> >
> > Here x is a local variable.  Its scope is the body of the function.
> >
> > int foo() {
> >   if (abc) {
> >     int x;
> >     ...
> >   }
> > }
> >
> > Here x is a local variable, but its scope is only in the if branch.
> >
> And you're right again: I needed a little refresh of my knowledge of C.
>
> I've searched again in the code for the purpose of finding out if that
> struct is initialized with global scope but I didn't find anything. I
> didn't even find any dynamic allocation within functions that returns
> pointers to that struct.
>
> Therefore, according to Greg's request, I'll delete that stupid 'if'
> statement in the patch series v2 that I'm about to submit.

I'm really not clear on why the if should be deleted.

julia


>
> I've really appreciated your help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fabio
> >
> > julia
> >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Fabio
> > >
> > > > > drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c:368:
> > > > > pwrpriv->fw_current_in_ps_mode = false;
> > > > >
> > > > > drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c:380:
> > > > > pwrpriv->fw_current_in_ps_mode = true;
> > > > >
> > > > > drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c:433:
> > > > > adapter_to_pwrctl(padapter)->fw_current_in_ps_mode = false;
> > > > >
> > > > > drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_pwrctrl.c:981:
> > > > > pwrctrlpriv->fw_current_in_ps_mode = false;
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