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Date:   Mon, 7 Nov 2022 18:38:35 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc:     Deepak R Varma <drv@mailo.com>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@metafoo.de>,
        Michael Hennerich <Michael.Hennerich@analog.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: iio: meter: use min() for comparison and
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On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 07:22:24AM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > In terms of run time, this patch is fine but in terms of reading the
> > code using min() makes it less readable.
> 
> It's not a runtime question, either should compile to the same object
> code.  It's definitely a readabiity and standardization issue.
> 
> In this case, IMO it'd be better to use the much more common
> 
> 	if (ret < 0)
> 		return ret;
> 
> 	return 0;

I also prefer this format.

But at the same time, I can't advise Deepak to go around changing
existing code where the author like ternaries.

regards,
dan carpenter