linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] af_unix: __unix_find_socket

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Message-Id: <20191011.204056.74629495407810105.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:40:56 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     vcaputo@...garu.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] af_unix: __unix_find_socket_byname() cleanup

From: Vito Caputo <vcaputo@...garu.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 20:43:47 -0700

> Remove pointless return variable dance.
> 
> Appears vestigial from when the function did locking as seen in
> unix_find_socket_byinode(), but locking is handled in
> unix_find_socket_byname() for __unix_find_socket_byname().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vito Caputo <vcaputo@...garu.com>

I agree with your analysis. :-)

Applied to net-next.