linux-kernel - [PATCH] partitions/ldm: remove redundant assignment to variable r

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Date:   Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:05:59 +0100
From:   Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
To:     Richard Russon <ldm@...tcap.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        linux-ntfs-dev@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] partitions/ldm: remove redundant assignment to variable r_index

From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

The variable r_index is being assigned a value that is never read,
the assignment is redundant and can be removed.

Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
---
 block/partitions/ldm.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/block/partitions/ldm.c b/block/partitions/ldm.c
index d333786b5c7e..b40c0ac9022c 100644
--- a/block/partitions/ldm.c
+++ b/block/partitions/ldm.c
@@ -964,7 +964,6 @@ static bool ldm_parse_prt3(const u8 *buffer, int buflen, struct vblk *vb)
 		}
 		len = r_index;
 	} else {
-		r_index = 0;
 		len = r_diskid;
 	}
 	if (len < 0) {
-- 
2.30.2