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[PATCH] char: powernv-op-panel: remove unnecessary reset of position pointer

From: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-17 09:45:42
Also in: lkml
Subsystem: char and misc drivers, powernv operator panel lcd display driver, the rest · Maintainers: Arnd Bergmann, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Suraj Jitindar Singh, Linus Torvalds

The position pointer is only advanced if the return value of the write
operation is positive at ksys_write(). Therefore no need to manually
reset it when doing error handling.

Assisted-by: coccinelle  # to find it
Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <redacted>
---
Note: i found this while fixing the same pattern in ipv6/ipv4 sysctl
proc handlers. This is not my area of expertise but I thought it was
worth contributing it :-)
---
 drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c b/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c
index 63175b765c90..a98acb199805 100644
--- a/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ static int __op_panel_update_display(void)
 static ssize_t oppanel_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *userbuf,
 			     size_t len, loff_t *f_pos)
 {
-	loff_t f_pos_prev = *f_pos;
 	ssize_t ret;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ static ssize_t oppanel_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *userbuf,
 		if (rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
 			pr_err_ratelimited("OPAL call failed to write to op panel display [rc=%d]\n",
 				rc);
-			*f_pos = f_pos_prev;
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 	}
-- 
2.55.0

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