linux-kernel - [PATCH] crypto: cesa - Simplify return statement in mv_cesa_dequeue_req

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Message-ID: <20260131214249.533350-2-thorsten.blum@linux.dev>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:42:47 +0100
From: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
To: Srujana Challa <schalla@...vell.com>,
	Bharat Bhushan <bbhushan2@...vell.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] crypto: cesa - Simplify return statement in mv_cesa_dequeue_req_locked

Return the result of calling crypto_dequeue_request() directly and
remove the local return variable.

Signed-off-by: Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
---
 drivers/crypto/marvell/cesa/cesa.c | 8 +-------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/crypto/marvell/cesa/cesa.c b/drivers/crypto/marvell/cesa/cesa.c
index 301bdf239e7d..8afa3a87e38d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/marvell/cesa/cesa.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/marvell/cesa/cesa.c
@@ -38,15 +38,9 @@ struct crypto_async_request *
 mv_cesa_dequeue_req_locked(struct mv_cesa_engine *engine,
 			   struct crypto_async_request **backlog)
 {
-	struct crypto_async_request *req;
-
 	*backlog = crypto_get_backlog(&engine->queue);
-	req = crypto_dequeue_request(&engine->queue);
-
-	if (!req)
-		return NULL;
 
-	return req;
+	return crypto_dequeue_request(&engine->queue);
 }
 
 static void mv_cesa_rearm_engine(struct mv_cesa_engine *engine)
-- 
Thorsten Blum <thorsten.blum@...ux.dev>
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