linux-ext4 - Re: e2fsprogs coverity patch <cid-04.diff>

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Date:	Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:32:34 -0400
From:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>
To:	"Brian D. Behlendorf" <behlendorf1@...l.gov>
Cc:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, adilger@...sterfs.com,
	wartens2@...l.gov
Subject: Re: e2fsprogs coverity patch <cid-04.diff>

On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 06:11:35PM -0800, Brian D. Behlendorf wrote:
> This check is unnecessary since fs_type is guaranteed to be set earlier in the
> function.
> 
> Coverity ID: 4: Deadcode

The code was actually supposed to be "dead", so in order to restore
the old behavior (from before support for /etc/mke2fs.conf was added)
I needed to move the setting of fs_type of "journal" earlier in the
function.

							- Ted
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