This patch removes an unnecessary double check if the dentry returned by lookup_create() is actually non-negative. Since lookup_create() itself returns an error in this case just remove the check. Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck --- arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-) Index: b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c =================================================================== --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c @@ -625,10 +625,6 @@ long spufs_create(struct nameidata *nd, if (IS_ERR(dentry)) goto out_dir; - ret = -EEXIST; - if (dentry->d_inode) - goto out_dput; - mode &= ~current->fs->umask; if (flags & SPU_CREATE_GANG) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/