netdev - Re: [PATCH][V2][net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_router: remove redundant initialization of pointer br

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Date:   Wed, 27 May 2020 12:00:11 +0300
From:   Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
To:     Colin King <colin.king@...onical.com>
Cc:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>, Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][V2][net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_router: remove redundant
 initialization of pointer br_dev

On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 09:15:55AM +0100, Colin King wrote:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> 
> The pointer br_dev is being initialized with a value that is never read
> and is being updated with a new value later on. The initialization
> is redundant and can be removed.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>

Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>

Thanks