linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][next] ext2: remove redundant assignment to variable desc

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Date:   Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:47:05 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>
To:     Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@...il.com>
Cc:     Jan Kara <jack@...e.com>, linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] ext2: remove redundant assignment to variable desc

On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 05:30:33PM +0100, Colin Ian King wrote:
> Variable desc is being assigned a value that is never read, the exit
> via label found immeditely returns with no access to desc. The
> assignment is redundant and can be removed. Cleans up clang scan
> muild warning:
> 
> fs/ext2/ialloc.c:297:4: warning: Value stored to 'desc' is never
> read [deadcode.DeadStores]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@...il.com>
> ---
>  fs/ext2/ialloc.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
> index a4e1d7a9c544..f50beb77d6ba 100644
> --- a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
> +++ b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
> @@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ static int find_group_orlov(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *parent)
>  			best_desc = desc;
>  		}
>  		if (best_group >= 0) {
> -			desc = best_desc;

You should get rid of the "best_desc" variable as well.

regards,
dan carpenter