linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] relay: remove redundant assignment to pointer buf

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Date:   Sun, 8 May 2022 17:39:41 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@...il.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] relay: remove redundant assignment to pointer buf

On 5/8/22 3:21 PM, Colin Ian King wrote:
> Pointer buf is being assigned a value that is not being read, buf
> is being re-assigned in the next starement. The assignment is
> redundant and can be removed.
> 
> Cleans up clang scan build warning:
> kernel/relay.c:443:8: warning: Although the value stored to 'buf' is
> used in the enclosing expression, the value is never actually read
> from 'buf' [deadcode.DeadStores]

Andrew, I'm assuming you'll pick this up?

Reviewed-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>

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Jens Axboe