linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: libsas: remove redundant assignment to variable res

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Date:   Wed, 22 Jul 2020 16:59:36 +0100
From:   John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: libsas: remove redundant assignment to variable res

On 22/07/2020 16:44, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King<colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The variable res 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>

Reviewed-by: John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>