# \[PATCH\] ext4: remove unused variable offset

- From: Colin King \<hidden\>
- Date: 2016-05-17 10:48:04 
- List: linux-ext4
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-ext4/2016/05/4753262
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-ext4/2016/05/4753262/t.md

```text
From: Colin Ian King <redacted>

static analysis with smatch detected that offset is not used in
ext4_direct_IO_read, so remove it.

Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <redacted>
---
 fs/ext4/inode.c | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index cd72f20..f7140ca 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3499,7 +3499,6 @@ static ssize_t ext4_direct_IO_read(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
 	int unlocked = 0;
 	struct inode *inode = iocb->ki_filp->f_mapping->host;
-	loff_t offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
 	if (ext4_should_dioread_nolock(inode)) {
-- 
2.8.1
```