netdev - [PATCH net-next] net: mlx4: remove unneeded variable "err" in mlx4_en_ethtool_add_mac

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Date:   Thu, 7 May 2020 19:08:57 +0800
From:   Jason Yan <yanaijie@...wei.com>
To:     <tariqt@...lanox.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>, <ast@...nel.org>,
        <daniel@...earbox.net>, <kuba@...nel.org>, <hawk@...nel.org>,
        <john.fastabend@...il.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <bpf@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Jason Yan <yanaijie@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] net: mlx4: remove unneeded variable "err" in mlx4_en_ethtool_add_mac_rule()

Fix the following coccicheck warning:

drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c:1396:5-8: Unneeded
variable: "err". Return "0" on line 1411

Signed-off-by: Jason Yan <yanaijie@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
index 216e6b2e9eed..b816154bc79a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1392,7 +1392,6 @@ static int mlx4_en_ethtool_add_mac_rule(struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd,
 					struct mlx4_spec_list *spec_l2,
 					unsigned char *mac)
 {
-	int err = 0;
 	__be64 mac_msk = cpu_to_be64(MLX4_MAC_MASK << 16);
 
 	spec_l2->id = MLX4_NET_TRANS_RULE_ID_ETH;
@@ -1407,7 +1406,7 @@ static int mlx4_en_ethtool_add_mac_rule(struct ethtool_rxnfc *cmd,
 
 	list_add_tail(&spec_l2->list, rule_list_h);
 
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mlx4_en_ethtool_add_mac_rule_by_ipv4(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv,
-- 
2.21.1