linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers:staging:rtl8723bs: Removed unneeded variables

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Date:   Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:44:50 +0530
From:   ABC XYZ <aliasgar.surti500@...il.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers:staging:rtl8723bs: Removed unneeded variables

On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 05:44:32PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 08:01:31PM +0530, Aliasgar Surti wrote:
> > From: Aliasgar Surti <aliasgar.surti500@...il.com>
> > 
> > coccicheck reported warning for unneeded variable used.
> > 
> > This patch removes the unneeded variables.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Aliasgar Surti <aliasgar.surti500@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 15 +++++----------
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > index d1b199e..fa3ffc3 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > @@ -2428,8 +2428,7 @@ static  int rtw_drvext_hdl(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *info,
> >  static int rtw_mp_ioctl_hdl(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *info,
> >  						union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
> >  {
> > -	int ret = 0;
> > -	return ret;
> > +	return 0;
> >  }
> 
> Just get rid of the whole function.  Replace the pointer in the function
> array with a NULL.
Okay, I will get rid of unneeded functions and replace them with NULL in
function array.

Thanks,
Aliasgar
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
>