# Re: \[PATCH 00/11\] Drop unnecessary static

- From: Julia Lawall \<hidden\>
- Date: 2017-07-15 21:00:42 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2017/07/5043406
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2017/07/5043396/t.md

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On Sat, 15 Jul 2017, Joe Perches wrote:

> On Sat, 2017-07-15 at 22:07 +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:
> > These patches fix cases where there is a static on a local variable, but
> > the variable is initialized before any possible use.  Thus, the static has
> > no benefit.
>
> Nice one.

Thanks.  It was suggested by Kees Cook a while ago.  There seem to be many
opportunities.

julia
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