netdev - [PATCH net-next] r8169: remove not needed check in rtl_fw_write

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Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:53:26 +0100
From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To: Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
 Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
 Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] r8169: remove not needed check in
 rtl_fw_write_firmware

This check can never be true for a firmware file with a correct format.
Existing checks in rtl_fw_data_ok() are sufficient, no problems with
invalid firmware files are known.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_firmware.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_firmware.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_firmware.c
index cbc6b846d..ed6e721b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_firmware.c
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ void rtl_fw_write_firmware(struct rtl8169_private *tp, struct rtl_fw *rtl_fw)
 		u32 regno = (action & 0x0fff0000) >> 16;
 		enum rtl_fw_opcode opcode = action >> 28;
 
-		if (!action)
-			break;
-
 		switch (opcode) {
 		case PHY_READ:
 			predata = fw_read(tp, regno);
-- 
2.43.0