linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] clk: Si5341/Si5340: remove redundant assignment to n

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Date:   Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:43:32 +0200
From:   Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-clk@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] clk: Si5341/Si5340: remove redundant assignment to
 n_den

Le 22/07/2019 à 23:24, Stephen Boyd a écrit :
> Please Cc authors of drivers so they can ack/review.
>
> Adding Mike to take a look.
>
> Quoting Colin King (2019-07-01 09:50:20)
>> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
>>
>> The variable n_den is initialized however that value is never read
>> as n_den is re-assigned a little later in the two paths of a
>> following if-statement.  Remove the redundant assignment.
>>
>> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
>> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/clk/clk-si5341.c | 1 -
>>   1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-si5341.c b/drivers/clk/clk-si5341.c
>> index 72424eb7e5f8..6e780c2a9e6b 100644
>> --- a/drivers/clk/clk-si5341.c
>> +++ b/drivers/clk/clk-si5341.c
>> @@ -547,7 +547,6 @@ static int si5341_synth_clk_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
>>          bool is_integer;
>>   
>>          n_num = synth->data->freq_vco;
>> -       n_den = rate;
>>   
>>          /* see if there's an integer solution */
>>          r = do_div(n_num, rate);
>
Hi,

I got the same advise from some else no later than yesterday (i.e. email 
the author...)
Maybe 'get_maintainer.pl' could be improved to search for it and propose 
the mail automatically?

just my 2c.


CJ