# \[PATCH 03/10\] dm snapshot: Delete an unnecessary variable initialisation in snapshot\_map()

- From: SF Markus Elfring \<hidden\>
- Date: 2016-09-29 09:11:47 
- List: linux-raid
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2016/09/4845855
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2016/09/4845849/t.md

```text
From: Markus Elfring <redacted>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:00:29 +0200

The local variable "pe" will be set to an appropriate pointer a bit later.
Thus omit the explicit initialisation at the beginning.

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <redacted>
---
 drivers/md/dm-snap.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
index 7d81390..82b7604 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ static int snapshot_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio)
 	struct dm_snapshot *s = ti->private;
 	int r = DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED;
 	chunk_t chunk;
-	struct dm_snap_pending_exception *pe = NULL;
+	struct dm_snap_pending_exception *pe;
 
 	init_tracked_chunk(bio);
 
-- 
2.10.0

```
