linux-ext4 - [PATCH V5 7/9] fs/ext4: Remove jflag variable

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Date:   Thu, 28 May 2020 08:00:01 -0700
From:   ira.weiny@...el.com
To:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
        "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>, Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
        "Darrick J. Wong" <darrick.wong@...cle.com>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V5 7/9] fs/ext4: Remove jflag variable

From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>

The jflag variable serves almost no purpose.  Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>

---
Changes from V4:
	New for this series.
---
 fs/ext4/ioctl.c | 11 ++++-------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
index 7ccf20b1488b..e8a5cdade59f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ static int ext4_ioctl_setflags(struct inode *inode,
 	int err = -EPERM, migrate = 0;
 	struct ext4_iloc iloc;
 	unsigned int oldflags, mask, i;
-	unsigned int jflag;
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 
 	/* Is it quota file? Do not allow user to mess with it */
@@ -309,9 +308,6 @@ static int ext4_ioctl_setflags(struct inode *inode,
 
 	oldflags = ei->i_flags;
 
-	/* The JOURNAL_DATA flag is modifiable only by root */
-	jflag = flags & EXT4_JOURNAL_DATA_FL;
-
 	err = vfs_ioc_setflags_prepare(inode, oldflags, flags);
 	if (err)
 		goto flags_out;
@@ -320,7 +316,7 @@ static int ext4_ioctl_setflags(struct inode *inode,
 	 * The JOURNAL_DATA flag can only be changed by
 	 * the relevant capability.
 	 */
-	if ((jflag ^ oldflags) & (EXT4_JOURNAL_DATA_FL)) {
+	if ((flags ^ oldflags) & (EXT4_JOURNAL_DATA_FL)) {
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
 			goto flags_out;
 	}
@@ -391,7 +387,7 @@ static int ext4_ioctl_setflags(struct inode *inode,
 	if (err)
 		goto flags_out;
 
-	if ((jflag ^ oldflags) & (EXT4_JOURNAL_DATA_FL)) {
+	if ((flags ^ oldflags) & (EXT4_JOURNAL_DATA_FL)) {
 		/*
 		 * Changes to the journaling mode can cause unsafe changes to
 		 * S_DAX if the inode is DAX
@@ -401,7 +397,8 @@ static int ext4_ioctl_setflags(struct inode *inode,
 			goto flags_out;
 		}
 
-		err = ext4_change_inode_journal_flag(inode, jflag);
+		err = ext4_change_inode_journal_flag(inode,
+						     flags & EXT4_JOURNAL_DATA_FL);
 		if (err)
 			goto flags_out;
 	}
-- 
2.25.1