linux-kernel - [PATCH] proc/proc_sysctl: Remove unnecessary 'NULL' values from Pointer

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Date:   Mon,  5 Sep 2022 09:21:10 +0800
From:   Li zeming <zeming@...china.com>
To:     mcgrof@...nel.org, keescook@...omium.org, yzaikin@...gle.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        Li zeming <zeming@...china.com>
Subject: [PATCH] proc/proc_sysctl: Remove unnecessary 'NULL' values from Pointer

Pointer variables allocate memory first, and then judge. There is no
need to initialize the assignment.

Signed-off-by: Li zeming <zeming@...china.com>
---
 fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 021e83fe831f..50ba9e4fb284 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ static bool get_links(struct ctl_dir *dir,
 static int insert_links(struct ctl_table_header *head)
 {
 	struct ctl_table_set *root_set = &sysctl_table_root.default_set;
-	struct ctl_dir *core_parent = NULL;
+	struct ctl_dir *core_parent;
 	struct ctl_table_header *links;
 	int err;
 
-- 
2.18.2