netdev - [PATCH] ath9k: remove useless variable assignment in ath_mci

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Date:   Mon, 26 Jun 2017 18:26:58 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
To:     QCA ath9k Development <ath9k-devel@....qualcomm.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Subject: [PATCH] ath9k: remove useless variable assignment in ath_mci_intr()

Value assigned to variable offset at line 551 is overwritten at line 562,
before it can be used. This makes such variable assignment useless.

Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1226941
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c
index 66596b9..cf23fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ void ath_mci_intr(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 	if (mci_int_rxmsg & AR_MCI_INTERRUPT_RX_MSG_SCHD_INFO) {
 		mci_int_rxmsg &= ~AR_MCI_INTERRUPT_RX_MSG_SCHD_INFO;
-		offset = ar9003_mci_state(ah, MCI_STATE_LAST_SCHD_MSG_OFFSET);
+		ar9003_mci_state(ah, MCI_STATE_LAST_SCHD_MSG_OFFSET);
 	}
 
 	if (mci_int_rxmsg & AR_MCI_INTERRUPT_RX_MSG_GPM) {
-- 
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