linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] kernel/sysctl.c: drop unneeded assignment in proc_do_large

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Date:   Wed, 7 Oct 2020 11:44:06 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
Cc:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Iurii Zaikin <yzaikin@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-safety@...ts.elisa.tech,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] kernel/sysctl.c: drop unneeded assignment in
 proc_do_large_bitmap()

On Wed, Oct 07, 2020 at 04:19:04PM +0100, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> The variable 'first' is assigned 0 inside the while loop in the if block
> but it is not used in the if block and is only used in the else block.
> So, remove the unneeded assignment and move the variable in the else block.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

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Kees Cook