linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mfd: max14577: remove redundant initialization of variable current

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Date:   Thu, 23 Jul 2020 18:18:21 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: max14577: remove redundant initialization of
 variable current_bits

On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 05:15:41PM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The variable current_bits 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>
> ---
>  drivers/mfd/max14577.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>

Best regards,
Krzysztof