[PATCH] dm: Drop redundant nonseekable_open() return check

From: phucduc . bui

Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 22:11:05 EST


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

nonseekable_open() never fails, so the error check is unnecessary.
Remove the dead error handling path.

Signed-off-by: bui duc phuc <phucduc.bui@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index ac77dc0ca225..11574b1e2017 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -2273,12 +2273,9 @@ static long dm_compat_ctl_ioctl(struct file *file, uint command, ulong u)

static int dm_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
{
- int r;
struct dm_file *priv;

- r = nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
- if (unlikely(r))
- return r;
+ nonseekable_open(inode, filp);

priv = filp->private_data = kmalloc_obj(struct dm_file);
if (!priv)
--
2.43.0