netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: neterion: Remove set but not used variable

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Date:   Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:17:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     zhengyongjun3@...wei.com
Cc:     kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: neterion: Remove set but not used
 variable

From: Zheng Yongjun <zhengyongjun3@...wei.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 15:40:47 +0800

> @@ -179,7 +175,7 @@ enum vxge_hw_status vxge_hw_vpath_intr_disable(
>  		(u32)VXGE_HW_INTR_MASK_ALL,
>  		&vp_reg->vpath_general_int_mask);
>  
> -	val64 = VXGE_HW_TIM_CLR_INT_EN_VP(1 << (16 - vpath->vp_id));
> +	VXGE_HW_TIM_CLR_INT_EN_VP(1 << (16 - vpath->vp_id));

This makes no sense, this macro is calculating an integer value.

This looks like a mechanical change made without considering what
the code is actually doing or should be doing.