linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: algif_rng: remove redundant assignment to variable err

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Date:   Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:46:34 +1000
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: algif_rng: remove redundant assignment to
 variable err

On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 12:03:58AM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The variable err is being initialized with a value that is never read
> and it is being updated later with a new value.  The initialization is
> redundant and can be removed.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> ---
>  crypto/algif_rng.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Patch applied.  Thanks.
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