linux-kernel - [PATCH 07/10] hyperv: remove unnecessary return variable

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Date:   Mon, 27 Feb 2017 20:05:30 -0700
From:   kys@...hange.microsoft.com
To:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devel@...uxdriverproject.org, olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com,
        vkuznets@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        leann.ogasawara@...onical.com
Cc:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH 07/10] hyperv: remove unnecessary return variable

From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>

hv_ringbuffer_read cleanup.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>
Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
---
 drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c |    6 ++----
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
index 52d0556..8a24974 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -341,13 +341,11 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 	struct vmpacket_descriptor desc;
 	u32 offset;
 	u32 packetlen;
-	int ret = 0;
 	struct hv_ring_buffer_info *inring_info = &channel->inbound;
 
 	if (buflen <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-
 	*buffer_actual_len = 0;
 	*requestid = 0;
 
@@ -358,7 +356,7 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 		 * No error is set when there is even no header, drivers are
 		 * supposed to analyze buffer_actual_len.
 		 */
-		return ret;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	init_cached_read_index(channel);
@@ -403,5 +401,5 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 
 	hv_signal_on_read(channel);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
-- 
1.7.1