[PATCH][V2][net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_router: remove redundant initialization of pointer br_dev

Subsystems: mellanox ethernet switch drivers, networking drivers, the rest

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3 messages, 3 authors, 2020-05-27 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH][V2][net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_router: remove redundant initialization of pointer br_dev

From: Colin King <hidden>
Date: 2020-05-27 08:16:02

From: Colin Ian King <redacted>

The pointer br_dev is being initialized with a value that is never read
and is being updated with a new value later on. The initialization
is redundant and can be removed.

Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <redacted>
---

V2: remove stray blank line

---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
index 71aee4914619..c425b78c6093 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c
@@ -7572,7 +7572,7 @@ static struct mlxsw_sp_fid *
 mlxsw_sp_rif_vlan_fid_get(struct mlxsw_sp_rif *rif,
 			  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct net_device *br_dev = rif->dev;
+	struct net_device *br_dev;
 	u16 vid;
 	int err;
 
-- 
2.25.1

Re: [PATCH][V2][net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_router: remove redundant initialization of pointer br_dev

From: Ido Schimmel <hidden>
Date: 2020-05-27 09:00:18

On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 09:15:55AM +0100, Colin King wrote:
From: Colin Ian King <redacted>

The pointer br_dev is being initialized with a value that is never read
and is being updated with a new value later on. The initialization
is redundant and can be removed.

Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <redacted>

Thanks

Re: [PATCH][V2][net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_router: remove redundant initialization of pointer br_dev

From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2020-05-27 18:23:52

From: Colin King <redacted>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 09:15:55 +0100
From: Colin Ian King <redacted>

The pointer br_dev is being initialized with a value that is never read
and is being updated with a new value later on. The initialization
is redundant and can be removed.

Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <redacted>
Applied.
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