netdev - [PATCH net-next] cxgb4: remove dead code when allocating filter

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Date:   Fri,  2 Mar 2018 14:35:49 +0530
From:   Ganesh Goudar <ganeshgr@...lsio.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     nirranjan@...lsio.com, indranil@...lsio.com, venkatesh@...lsio.com,
        dan.carpenter@...cle.com, Ganesh Goudar <ganeshgr@...lsio.com>,
        Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy@...lsio.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] cxgb4: remove dead code when allocating filter

Error code is already returned earlier if filter exists
at specified location. So, remove dead code trying to
free existing filter.

Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Signed-off-by: Ganesh Goudar <ganeshgr@...lsio.com>
Signed-off-by: Rahul Lakkireddy <rahul.lakkireddy@...lsio.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_filter.c | 6 ------
 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_filter.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_filter.c
index 3177b0c..db92f18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_filter.c
@@ -1335,12 +1335,6 @@ int __cxgb4_set_filter(struct net_device *dev, int filter_id,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* Clear out any old resources being used by the filter before
-	 * we start constructing the new filter.
-	 */
-	if (f->valid)
-		clear_filter(adapter, f);
-
 	if (is_t6(adapter->params.chip) && fs->type &&
 	    ipv6_addr_type((const struct in6_addr *)fs->val.lip) !=
 	    IPV6_ADDR_ANY) {
-- 
2.1.0