linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: remove unneeded phy

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Date:	Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:30:15 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	clabbe.montjoie@...il.com
Cc:	peppe.cavallaro@...com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: remove unneeded phy_iface variable

From: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>
Date: Wed,  4 Nov 2015 21:08:12 +0100

> The variable phy_iface is double-initialized and finally is not necessary
> at all.
> 
> Reported-by: coverity (CID 1271141)
> Signed-off-by: LABBE Corentin <clabbe.montjoie@...il.com>

The value is used in two locations, so having it computed once in a
variable is useful.

Please just eliminate the double assignment.
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