[PATCH] char: powernv-op-panel: remove unnecessary reset of position pointer
From: Fernando Fernandez Mancera
Date: Fri Jul 17 2026 - 05:56:23 EST
The position pointer is only advanced if the return value of the write
operation is positive at ksys_write(). Therefore no need to manually
reset it when doing error handling.
Assisted-by: coccinelle # to find it
Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@xxxxxxx>
---
Note: i found this while fixing the same pattern in ipv6/ipv4 sysctl
proc handlers. This is not my area of expertise but I thought it was
worth contributing it :-)
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drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c b/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c
index 63175b765c90..a98acb199805 100644
--- a/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c
+++ b/drivers/char/powernv-op-panel.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ static int __op_panel_update_display(void)
static ssize_t oppanel_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *userbuf,
size_t len, loff_t *f_pos)
{
- loff_t f_pos_prev = *f_pos;
ssize_t ret;
int rc;
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ static ssize_t oppanel_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *userbuf,
if (rc != OPAL_SUCCESS) {
pr_err_ratelimited("OPAL call failed to write to op panel display [rc=%d]\n",
rc);
- *f_pos = f_pos_prev;
return -EIO;
}
}
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2.55.0