linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] btrfs: remove redundant check on ret being non-zero

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Date:   Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:52:19 +0200
From:   David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Chris Mason <clm@...com>, Josef Bacik <jbacik@...com>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] btrfs: remove redundant check on ret being non-zero

On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 08:51:02AM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The error return variable ret is initialized to zero and then is
> checked to see if it is non-zero in the if-block that follows it.
> It is therefore impossible for ret to be non-zero after the if-block
> hence the check is redundant and can be removed.
> 
> Detected by CoverityScan, CID#1021040 ("Logically dead code")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Reviewed-by: David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>