linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] staging: r8188eu: Directly return _SUCCESS instead of using local ret variable

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Date:   Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:47:45 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Haowen Bai <baihaowen@...zu.com>
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, phil@...lpotter.co.uk,
        straube.linux@...il.com, martin@...ser.cx,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] staging: r8188eu: Directly return _SUCCESS instead of
 using local ret variable

On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 04:43:48PM +0800, Haowen Bai wrote:
> fixes coccinelle warning:
> ./drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c:357:5-8: Unneeded variable: "res".
>  Return "_SUCCESS" on line 380
> 
> Signed-off-by: Haowen Bai <baihaowen@...zu.com>
> ---
> V1->V2: split into two patches.
> 
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> index 931e6f2..4b7b0ee 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
> @@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static u8 init_channel_set(struct adapter *padapter, u8 ChannelPlan, struct rt_c
>  
>  int	init_mlme_ext_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
>  {
> -	int	res = _SUCCESS;
>  	struct registry_priv *pregistrypriv = &padapter->registrypriv;
>  	struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv;
>  	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
> @@ -377,7 +376,7 @@ int	init_mlme_ext_priv(struct adapter *padapter)
>  
>  	pmlmeext->active_keep_alive_check = true;
>  
> -	return res;
> +	return _SUCCESS;

If a function can only ever succeed, why return anything?  Please make
this a function return void.

thanks,

greg k-h