linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel: time: clocksource: Remove unnecessary ‘0’ values from ret

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Date:   Sun, 27 Aug 2023 20:11:08 +0200
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Li zeming <zeming@...china.com>, jstultz@...gle.com,
        sboyd@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Li zeming <zeming@...china.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel: time: clocksource: Remove unnecessary
 ‘0’
 values from ret

On Wed, Aug 09 2023 at 01:36, Li zeming wrote:
> ret is assigned first, so it does not need to initialize the
> assignment.
> Signed-off-by: Li zeming <zeming@...china.com>
> ---
>  kernel/time/clocksource.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
> index 91836b727cef..b4ad38812ef7 100644
> --- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
> +++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
> @@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ static int clocksource_unbind(struct clocksource *cs)
>   */
>  int clocksource_unregister(struct clocksource *cs)
>  {
> -	int ret = 0;
> +	int ret;
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
>  	if (!list_empty(&cs->list))

ret is only assigned a value when cs->list is not empty.

Can you please fix your analyzer or at least validate by inspection
whether your analyzer is correct?

While at it, please follow the instructions at:

  https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/maintainer-tip.html#patch-submission-notes

Thanks,

        tglx