[PATCH 1/3] compat: remove unnecessary assignment in compat_rw_copy_check_uvector()

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Sun Dec 26 2010 - 11:42:48 EST


*@ret_pointer is initialized to @fast_pointer thus the assignment is
redundant.

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/compat.c | 4 +---
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index b074e9f79148..0a22f973f4b5 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -597,10 +597,8 @@ ssize_t compat_rw_copy_check_uvector(int type,
if (nr_segs > fast_segs) {
ret = -ENOMEM;
iov = kmalloc(nr_segs*sizeof(struct iovec), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (iov == NULL) {
- *ret_pointer = fast_pointer;
+ if (iov == NULL)
goto out;
- }
}
*ret_pointer = iov;

--
1.7.3.4.600.g982838b0

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