Re: [PATCH][next] leds: lm36274: remove redundant initialization of variable ret

From: walter harms
Date: Wed Jun 12 2019 - 11:23:31 EST




Am 12.06.2019 16:56, schrieb Colin King:
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The variable ret is being initialized with a value that is never
> read, hence it is redundant and can be removed. Also move the
> declaration of ret to the for loop scope.
>
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/leds/leds-lm36274.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-lm36274.c b/drivers/leds/leds-lm36274.c
> index ed9dc857ec8f..b55bd238c074 100644
> --- a/drivers/leds/leds-lm36274.c
> +++ b/drivers/leds/leds-lm36274.c
> @@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static int lm36274_parse_dt(struct lm36274 *lm36274_data)
> struct device *dev = &lm36274_data->pdev->dev;
> const char *name;
> int child_cnt;
> - int ret = -EINVAL;
>
> /* There should only be 1 node */
> child_cnt = device_get_child_node_count(dev);
> @@ -82,6 +81,8 @@ static int lm36274_parse_dt(struct lm36274 *lm36274_data)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> device_for_each_child_node(dev, child) {
> + int ret;
> +
> ret = fwnode_property_read_string(child, "label", &name);
> if (ret)
> snprintf(label, sizeof(label),

this looks odd,
i would leave ret in place or move char *name also.

just my 2 cents,

re,
wh