linux-kernel - [PATCH linux-next] befs: befs_get_block(): remove unreachable code

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Date:	Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:21:09 -0700
From:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH linux-next] befs: befs_get_block(): remove unreachable code

'sector_t block' is unsigned and can therefore never be '< 0'.

smatch analysis:

fs/befs/linuxvfs.c:131 befs_get_block() warn: unsigned 'block'
 is never less than zero.

Cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
---
 fs/befs/linuxvfs.c |    7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index 2b3bda8..6a237e7 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -128,13 +128,6 @@ befs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 	befs_debug(sb, "---> befs_get_block() for inode %lu, block %ld",
 		   inode->i_ino, block);
 
-	if (block < 0) {
-		befs_error(sb, "befs_get_block() was asked for a block "
-			   "number less than zero: block %ld in inode %lu",
-			   block, inode->i_ino);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
 	if (create) {
 		befs_error(sb, "befs_get_block() was asked to write to "
 			   "block %ld in inode %lu", block, inode->i_ino);
-- 
1.7.9.5

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