RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] net: ixgbevf: Remove redundant initialization of variable ret_val

[G, GurucharanX]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Colin
> King
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2021 5:21 PM
> To: Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx>; Nguyen, Anthony L
> <anthony.l.nguyen@xxxxxxxxx>; David S . Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>; intel-wired-lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: kernel-janitors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] net: ixgbevf: Remove redundant initialization
> of variable ret_val
> 
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The variable ret_val is being initialized with a value that is never read, it is
> being updated later on. The assignment is redundant and can be removed.
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/vf.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 

Tested-by: Gurucharan G <gurucharanx.g@xxxxxxxxx> (A Contingent worker at Intel)