linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: speakup: remove redundant initialization of pointer p

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Date:   Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:58:19 +0100
From:   Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     William Hubbs <w.d.hubbs@...il.com>,
        Chris Brannon <chris@...-brannons.com>,
        Kirk Reiser <kirk@...sers.ca>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        speakup@...ux-speakup.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: speakup: remove redundant initialization of
 pointer p_key

Colin King, le dim. 23 févr. 2020 15:39:54 +0000, a ecrit:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> Pointer p_key is being initialized with a value that is never read,
> it is assigned a new value later on. The initialization is redundant
> and can be removed.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Indeed, thanks!

Reviewed-by: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@...-lyon.org>

> ---
>  drivers/staging/speakup/keyhelp.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/keyhelp.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/keyhelp.c
> index 5f1bda37f86d..822ceac83068 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/speakup/keyhelp.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/keyhelp.c
> @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int cur_item, nstates;
>  static void build_key_data(void)
>  {
>  	u_char *kp, counters[MAXFUNCS], ch, ch1;
> -	u_short *p_key = key_data, key;
> +	u_short *p_key, key;
>  	int i, offset = 1;
>  
>  	nstates = (int)(state_tbl[-1]);
> -- 
> 2.25.0
> 

-- 
Samuel
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