linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] RDMA/bnxt_re: remove redundant initialization of rc to zero

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Date:   Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:55:44 -0500 (EST)
From:   Laurence Oberman <loberman@...hat.com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Selvin Xavier <selvin.xavier@...adcom.com>,
        Devesh Sharma <devesh.sharma@...adcom.com>,
        Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@...adcom.com>,
        Sriharsha Basavapatna <sriharsha.basavapatna@...adcom.com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Sean Hefty <sean.hefty@...el.com>,
        Hal Rosenstock <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RDMA/bnxt_re: remove redundant initialization of rc to
 zero



----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin King" <colin.king@...onical.com>
> To: "Selvin Xavier" <selvin.xavier@...adcom.com>, "Devesh Sharma" <devesh.sharma@...adcom.com>, "Somnath Kotur"
> <somnath.kotur@...adcom.com>, "Sriharsha Basavapatna" <sriharsha.basavapatna@...adcom.com>, "Doug Ledford"
> <dledford@...hat.com>, "Sean Hefty" <sean.hefty@...el.com>, "Hal Rosenstock" <hal.rosenstock@...il.com>,
> linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2017 10:35:22 AM
> Subject: [PATCH] RDMA/bnxt_re: remove redundant initialization of rc to zero
> 
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> rc is initialized to zero but is then updated by calls to
> bnxt_qplib_free_fast_reg_page_list and/or bnxt_qpliob_free_mrw
> so the initialization is redundant and can be removed.
> 
> Detected with CoverityScan, CID#1408448 ("Unused Value")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> ---
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
> b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
> index 33af2e3..17aa087 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/bnxt_re/ib_verbs.c
> @@ -2818,7 +2818,7 @@ int bnxt_re_dereg_mr(struct ib_mr *ib_mr)
>  {
>  	struct bnxt_re_mr *mr = container_of(ib_mr, struct bnxt_re_mr, ib_mr);
>  	struct bnxt_re_dev *rdev = mr->rdev;
> -	int rc = 0;
> +	int rc;
>  
>  	if (mr->npages && mr->pages) {
>  		rc = bnxt_qplib_free_fast_reg_page_list(&rdev->qplib_res,
> --
> 2.10.2
> 
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Makes sense, looks fine.
Reviewed-by: Laurence Oberman <loberman@...hat.com>