Thread (3 messages) 3 messages, 2 authors, 2014-07-07

Re: [PATCH] video: fbdev: core: fbmon.c: Cleaning up useless assignment of function parameter

From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date: 2014-07-07 20:43:45
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On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Rickard Strandqvist
[off-list ref] wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
Remove assignment of function parameter, that has no effect outside the function

This was found using a static code analysis program called cppcheck

Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <redacted>
---
 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
index 5b0e313..71ec1ab 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmon.c
@@ -1481,7 +1481,6 @@ int fb_parse_edid(unsigned char *edid, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 }
 void fb_edid_to_monspecs(unsigned char *edid, struct fb_monspecs *specs)
 {
-       specs = NULL;
I guess the intention was:

memset(specs, 0, sizeof(struct fb_monspecs));
 }
 void fb_edid_add_monspecs(unsigned char *edid, struct fb_monspecs *specs)
 {
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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