RE: linux-4.18-rc8/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c:289: dead code block ?

From: KY Srinivasan
Date: Mon Aug 06 2018 - 11:28:10 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Binderman <dcb314@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 6, 2018 1:08 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Haiyang Zhang
> <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Stephen Hemminger
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> Subject: linux-4.18-rc8/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c:289: dead code block ?
>
>
> Hello there,
>
> linux-4.18-rc8/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c:282] -> [linux-4.18-
> rc8/tools/hv/hv_kvp_daemon.c:289]: (warning) Opposite inner 'if' condition
> leads to a dead code block.
>
> Source code is
>
> for (i = 0; i < num_records; i++) {
> if (memcmp(key, record[i].key, key_size))
> continue;
> /*
> * Found a match; just move the remaining
> * entries up.
> */
> if (i == num_records) {

Thank you! We will fix the issue.

K. Y
>
> Regards
>
> David Binderman