linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: overlay: Remove redundant assignment to ret

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Date:   Mon, 3 May 2021 13:57:58 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     frowand.list@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, robh+dt@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: overlay: Remove redundant assignment to ret

On Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:40:58 +0800, Jiapeng Chong wrote:
> Variable ret is set to zero but this value is never read as it is
> overwritten with a new value later on, hence it is a redundant
> assignment and can be removed.
> 
> Cleans up the following clang-analyzer warning:
> 
> drivers/of/overlay.c:1197:2: warning: Value stored to 'ret' is never
> read [clang-analyzer-deadcode.DeadStores].
> 
> drivers/of/overlay.c:1026:2: warning: Value stored to 'ret' is never
> read [clang-analyzer-deadcode.DeadStores].
> 
> Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@...ux.alibaba.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@...ux.alibaba.com>
> ---
>  drivers/of/overlay.c | 3 ---
>  1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
> 

Applied, thanks!