linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: octeon: Remove unneeded variable

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Date:   Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:27:32 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Cristiane Naves <cristianenavescardoso09@...il.com>
Cc:     outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: octeon: Remove unneeded variable

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 07:24:53PM -0300, Cristiane Naves wrote:
> Remove unneeded variable used to store return value. Issue found by
> coccicheck.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Cristiane Naves <cristianenavescardoso09@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h | 4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h
> index b07f5e2..d53bd801 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h
> +++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h
> @@ -1387,9 +1387,7 @@ static inline cvmx_pko_status_t cvmx_pko_send_packet_finish(uint64_t port,
>  		uint64_t queue, union cvmx_pko_command_word0 pko_command,
>  		union cvmx_buf_ptr packet, cvmx_pko_lock_t use_locking)
>  {
> -	cvmx_pko_status_t ret = 0;
> -
> -	return ret;
> +	return 0;

What is the point of this function anyway?

regards,
dan carpenter