netdev - [PATCH iproute2-next 1/7] ss: Use assignment-suppression character in sscanf()

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Date:   Tue, 24 May 2022 19:51:48 -0700
From:   Peilin Ye <yepeilin.cs@...il.com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Peilin Ye <peilin.ye@...edance.com>,
        Richard Haines <richard_c_haines@...nternet.com>,
        Cong Wang <cong.wang@...edance.com>,
        Peilin Ye <yepeilin.cs@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH iproute2-next 1/7] ss: Use assignment-suppression character in sscanf()

From: Peilin Ye <peilin.ye@...edance.com>

Use the '*' assignment-suppression character, instead of an
inappropriately named temporary variable.

Signed-off-by: Peilin Ye <peilin.ye@...edance.com>
---
 misc/ss.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/misc/ss.c b/misc/ss.c
index 4b3ca9c4e86b..aa9da7e45e53 100644
--- a/misc/ss.c
+++ b/misc/ss.c
@@ -621,9 +621,8 @@ static void user_ent_hash_build(void)
 		char *p;
 		int pid, pos;
 		DIR *dir1;
-		char crap;
 
-		if (sscanf(d->d_name, "%d%c", &pid, &crap) != 1)
+		if (sscanf(d->d_name, "%d%*c", &pid) != 1)
 			continue;
 
 		if (getpidcon(pid, &pid_context) != 0)
@@ -647,7 +646,7 @@ static void user_ent_hash_build(void)
 			ssize_t link_len;
 			char tmp[1024];
 
-			if (sscanf(d1->d_name, "%d%c", &fd, &crap) != 1)
+			if (sscanf(d1->d_name, "%d%*c", &fd) != 1)
 				continue;
 
 			snprintf(name+pos, sizeof(name) - pos, "%d", fd);
-- 
2.20.1