linux-kernel - [PATCH] ext2: Remove useless reset code

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Message-Id: <1548424864-4647-1-git-send-email-liu.xiang6@zte.com.cn>
Date:   Fri, 25 Jan 2019 22:01:04 +0800
From:   Liu Xiang <liu.xiang6@....com.cn>
To:     jack@...e.com
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        liuxiang_1999@....com, Liu Xiang <liu.xiang6@....com.cn>
Subject: [PATCH] ext2: Remove useless reset code

If ((char *)de == dir_end) is true, the name_len will not be used
in the subsequent routine. So the reset code can be removed.

Signed-off-by: Liu Xiang <liu.xiang6@....com.cn>
---
 fs/ext2/dir.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext2/dir.c b/fs/ext2/dir.c
index 3b8114d..5ec497f 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/dir.c
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ int ext2_add_link (struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 		while ((char *)de <= kaddr) {
 			if ((char *)de == dir_end) {
 				/* We hit i_size */
-				name_len = 0;
 				rec_len = chunk_size;
 				de->rec_len = ext2_rec_len_to_disk(chunk_size);
 				de->inode = 0;
-- 
1.9.1