linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][V2] qed: remove redundant assignments to rc

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Message-Id: <20191204.170928.536021818533653039.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Wed, 04 Dec 2019 17:09:28 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     colin.king@...onical.com
Cc:     aelior@...vell.com, GR-everest-linux-l2@...vell.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][V2] qed: remove redundant assignments to rc

From: Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Date: Wed,  4 Dec 2019 11:44:42 +0000

> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The variable rc is assigned with a value that is never read and
> it is re-assigned a new value later on.  The assignment is redundant
> and can be removed.  Clean up multiple occurrances of this pattern.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

This really is a cleanup, and doesn't fix any bugs.

Therefore, please resubmit this when net-next opens back up.

Thank you.