[PATCH] trace: remove the dead IS_ERR() check in trace_pipe_open()

From: Yash Suthar

Date: Mon Apr 20 2026 - 06:13:18 EST


in trace_pipe_open() already check the IS_ERR(iter) and
return early on error,so iter after will be valid and
it is safe to return 0 at end.

Signed-off-by: Yash Suthar <yashsuthar983@xxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_remote.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c b/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
index d6c3f94d67cd..2a6cc000ec98 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_remote.c
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ static int trace_pipe_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)

filp->private_data = iter;

- return IS_ERR(iter) ? PTR_ERR(iter) : 0;
+ return 0;
}

static int trace_pipe_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
--
2.43.0