Re: [PATCH] staging: gpib: Remove unused value

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 03:02:57PM -0600, Everest K.C. wrote:
> The variable `complement_count` is assigned a value which is again
> overwritten in the next statement.
> Fix this by removing the first value assigning statement
> 
> This issue was reported by Coverity Scan.
> Report:
> CID 1600790: (#1 of 1): Unused value (UNUSED_VALUE)
> assigned_value: Assigning value from length to complement_count here,
> but that stored value is overwritten before it can be used.
> 
> Fixes: 4e127de14fa7 ("staging: gpib: Add National Instruments USB GPIB driver")

Thre is no "fix" needed here.  It's not a bug, just a useless operation
(one tha tthe compiler probably just compiles away into nothing.)  So
there is no need for a Fixes: tag, sorry.

thanks,

greg k-h