linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: 3w-xxx: Remove redundant initialization of variable retval

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Date:   Sat, 16 Oct 2021 22:29:32 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Adam Radford <aradford@...il.com>,
        "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: 3w-xxx: Remove redundant initialization of
 variable retval


Colin,

> The variable retvasl is being initialized with a value that is never
> read, it is being updated immediately afterwards. The assignment is
> redundant and can be removed.

Applied to 5.16/scsi-staging, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering