linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: pm80xx: remove redundant assignments to status

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Date:   Wed, 29 Apr 2020 22:54:02 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Jack Wang <jinpu.wang@...ud.ionos.com>,
        "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: pm80xx: remove redundant assignments to status

On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 04:40:55PM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The variable status is being assigned with a value that is never read
> hence the assignment is redundant and can be removed.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Better to remove the "status" variable entirely.

regards,
dan carpenter