[PATCH] ALSA: pcm: Drop reduntant nonseekable_open() return check

From: phucduc . bui

Date: Wed Jul 01 2026 - 23:57:28 EST


From: bui duc phuc <phucduc.bui@xxxxxxxxx>

nonseekable_open() always returns 0, so the error check is unnecessary.
Remove the dead error handling path.

Signed-off-by: bui duc phuc <phucduc.bui@xxxxxxxxx>
---
sound/core/pcm_native.c | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 7dc0060617f1..b245b596d95a 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -2874,8 +2874,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_playback_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
struct snd_pcm *pcm;
int err = nonseekable_open(inode, file);
- if (err < 0)
- return err;
+
pcm = snd_lookup_minor_data(iminor(inode),
SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_PCM_PLAYBACK);
err = snd_pcm_open(file, pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
@@ -2888,8 +2887,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_capture_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
struct snd_pcm *pcm;
int err = nonseekable_open(inode, file);
- if (err < 0)
- return err;
+
pcm = snd_lookup_minor_data(iminor(inode),
SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_PCM_CAPTURE);
err = snd_pcm_open(file, pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE);
--
2.43.0