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

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Date:	Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:34:47 -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_fill_super(): remove unreachable code

befs_sb->num_blocks is of base type u64 which is the same as sector_t.
Therefore, num_blocks can never be larger then the maximum
value of sector_t.

smatch analysis:

fs/befs/linuxvfs.c:851 befs_fill_super() warn: impossible
 condition '(befs_sb->num_blocks > ~(0)) => (0-u64max > u64max)'

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..2ce5705 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -848,13 +848,6 @@ befs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	if (befs_check_sb(sb) != BEFS_OK)
 		goto unacquire_priv_sbp;
 
-	if( befs_sb->num_blocks > ~((sector_t)0) ) {
-		befs_error(sb, "blocks count: %Lu "
-			"is larger than the host can use",
-			befs_sb->num_blocks);
-		goto unacquire_priv_sbp;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * set up enough so that it can read an inode
 	 * Fill in kernel superblock fields from private sb
-- 
1.7.9.5

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