netdev - Re: ath10k: remove redundant error check

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Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2017 09:57:51 +0100
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>
To:     Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
CC:     <ath10k@...ts.infradead.org>, <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: ath10k: remove redundant error check

Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com> wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The check on ret for an error is redundant because it is already been
> checked for non-zero earlier on and ret is never non-zero at this point.
> Fix this by removing the redundant check and error message.
> 
> Detected by CoverityScan, CID#1357170 ("Logically Dead Code")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

51f60b8b6979 ath10k: remove redundant error check

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9595221/

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