linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] iommu/amd: remove redundant assignment to variable npages

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Date:   Mon, 27 May 2019 12:03:27 +0200
From:   Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iommu/amd: remove redundant assignment to variable npages

On Sat, May 11, 2019 at 01:41:35PM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The variable npages is being initialized however this is never read and
> later it is being reassigned to a new value. The initialization is
> redundant and hence can be removed.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused Value")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> ---
>  drivers/iommu/amd_iommu.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Applied, thanks.