netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ravb: ravb_close() always returns 0

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Date:   Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:51:39 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@....ru>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ravb: ravb_close() always returns 0

On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:38:37 +0300 Sergey Shtylyov wrote:
> ravb_close() always returns 0, hence the check in ravb_wol_restore() is
> pointless (however, we cannot change the prototype of ravb_close() as it
> implements the driver's ndo_stop() method).
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the SVACE static
> analysis tool.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@....ru>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c | 4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
> index b215cde68e10..02fa8cfc2b7b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
> @@ -2863,9 +2863,7 @@ static int ravb_wol_restore(struct net_device *ndev)
>  	/* Disable MagicPacket */
>  	ravb_modify(ndev, ECMR, ECMR_MPDE, 0);
>  
> -	ret = ravb_close(ndev);
> -	if (ret < 0)
> -		return ret;
> +	ravb_close(ndev);
>  
>  	return disable_irq_wake(priv->emac_irq);
>  }

drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c:2857:13: warning: unused variable ‘ret’ [-Wunused-variable]
 2857 |         int ret;
      |             ^~~