linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] btrfs: remove redundant initialization of variables leaf and slot

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Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:26:12 +0200
From:   David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
To:     Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@...il.com>
Cc:     Chris Mason <clm@...com>, Josef Bacik <josef@...icpanda.com>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>, linux-btrfs@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] btrfs: remove redundant initialization of
 variables leaf and slot

On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 08:54:30AM +0100, Colin Ian King wrote:
> The variables leaf and slot are initialized when declared but the values
> assigned to them are never read as they are being re-assigned later on.
> The initializations are redundant and can be removed. Cleans up clang
> scan build warings:
> 
> fs/btrfs/tree-log.c:6797:25: warning: Value stored to 'leaf' during its
> initialization is never read [deadcode.DeadStores]
> fs/btrfs/tree-log.c:6798:7: warning: Value stored to 'slot' during its
> initialization is never read [deadcode.DeadStores]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@...il.com>

Added to misc-next, thanks.