linux-kernel - [PATCH] soc: integrator: remove unnecessary static in integrator_soc

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Date:   Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:39:08 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
Subject: [PATCH] soc: integrator: remove unnecessary static in
 integrator_soc_init()

Remove unnecessary static on local variable syscon_regmap.
Such variables are initialized before being used, on every
execution path throughout the functions. So, the static has
no benefit.

This issue was detected using Coccinelle and the following
semantic patch:

@bad exists@
position p;
identifier x;
type T;
@@

static T x@p;
...
x = <+...x...+>

@@
identifier x;
expression e;
type T;
position p != bad.p;
@@

-static
 T x@p;
 ... when != x
     when strict
?x = e;

Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavo@...eddedor.com>
---
 drivers/soc/versatile/soc-integrator.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/soc/versatile/soc-integrator.c b/drivers/soc/versatile/soc-integrator.c
index a5d7d39..e45638a 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/versatile/soc-integrator.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/versatile/soc-integrator.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static struct device_attribute integrator_build_attr =
 
 static int __init integrator_soc_init(void)
 {
-	static struct regmap *syscon_regmap;
+	struct regmap *syscon_regmap;
 	struct soc_device *soc_dev;
 	struct soc_device_attribute *soc_dev_attr;
 	struct device_node *np;
-- 
2.5.0