linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] gpiolib: remove redundant initialization of pointer desc

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdboW19udLX3++e0OCw=tfTKEuasb8Jv3a4AZueJxjhUhg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:19:31 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] gpiolib: remove redundant initialization of pointer desc

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com> wrote:

> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
>
> The initialized value stored in pointer desc is never read as it
> is updated in the first executable statement in the function.
> This is therefore redundant and can be removed.
>
> Cleans up clang warning:
> drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c:3710:20: warning: Value stored to 'desc'
> during its initialization is never read
>
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Patch applied.

Yours,
Linus Walleij