linux-kernel - [for-next][PATCH 06/11] tracing: Remove redundant initialization of variable ret

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Date:   Wed, 09 Jun 2021 21:01:36 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Subject: [for-next][PATCH 06/11] tracing: Remove redundant initialization of variable ret

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

The variable ret is being initialized with a value that is never read,
it is being updated later on. The assignment is redundant and can be
removed.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210513115517.58178-1-colin.king@canonical.com

Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
---
 kernel/trace/trace.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index 9299057feb56..2e592885a167 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -6145,7 +6145,7 @@ static int __tracing_resize_ring_buffer(struct trace_array *tr,
 ssize_t tracing_resize_ring_buffer(struct trace_array *tr,
 				  unsigned long size, int cpu_id)
 {
-	int ret = size;
+	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&trace_types_lock);
 
-- 
2.30.2