linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] jfs: Remove unneeded return variable

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Date:   Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:07:44 -0600
From:   Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@...cle.com>
To:     Yang Li <yang.lee@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     jfs-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] jfs: Remove unneeded return variable

On 2/3/21 9:39 PM, Yang Li wrote:
> This patch removes unneeded return variables, using only
> '0' instead.
> It fixes the following warning detected by coccinelle:
> ./fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c:1370:5-7: Unneeded variable: "rc". Return "0" on
> line 1417

Looks good. I wonder if we should take it a step further and turn 
diLog(), dataLog() and txLog() into void functions.

Shaggy

> 
> Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@...ux.alibaba.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Li <yang.lee@...ux.alibaba.com>
> ---
>   fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c | 6 ++----
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
> index dca8edd..87ef2a2 100644
> --- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
> +++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
> @@ -1367,7 +1367,6 @@ int txCommit(tid_t tid,		/* transaction identifier */
>    */
>   static int txLog(struct jfs_log * log, struct tblock * tblk, struct commit * cd)
>   {
> -	int rc = 0;
>   	struct inode *ip;
>   	lid_t lid;
>   	struct tlock *tlck;
> @@ -1414,7 +1413,7 @@ static int txLog(struct jfs_log * log, struct tblock * tblk, struct commit * cd)
>   		}
>   	}
>   
> -	return rc;
> +	return 0;
>   }
>   
>   /*
> @@ -1425,7 +1424,6 @@ static int txLog(struct jfs_log * log, struct tblock * tblk, struct commit * cd)
>   static int diLog(struct jfs_log * log, struct tblock * tblk, struct lrd * lrd,
>   		 struct tlock * tlck, struct commit * cd)
>   {
> -	int rc = 0;
>   	struct metapage *mp;
>   	pxd_t *pxd;
>   	struct pxd_lock *pxdlock;
> @@ -1527,7 +1525,7 @@ static int diLog(struct jfs_log * log, struct tblock * tblk, struct lrd * lrd,
>   	}
>   #endif				/* _JFS_WIP */
>   
> -	return rc;
> +	return 0;
>   }
>   
>   /*
>