Re: [PATCH 12/36] media: remove conditional return with no effect

From: Niklas Söderlund

Date: Thu Jul 23 2026 - 16:32:50 EST


Hi Sang-Heon,

Thanks for your work.

On 2026-07-24 03:45:14 +0900, Sang-Heon Jeon wrote:
> Both branches of the check return the same value, so the check has
> no effect. Remove it and return the value directly.
>
> This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
> scripts/coccinelle/misc/cond_return_no_effect.cocci.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sang-Heon Jeon <ekffu200098@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c | 6 +-----
> .../media/platform/microchip/microchip-sama7g5-isc.c | 7 +------
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_resources.c | 6 +-----
> drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c | 7 +------
> drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-csi2.c | 6 +-----

For rcar-csi2.c,

Reviewed-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

> .../media/platform/samsung/s3c-camif/camif-core.c | 7 +------
> drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c | 12 ++----------
> drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c | 7 +------
> 8 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c
> index d21510caf45a..2b09e8315c8e 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/i2c/mt9p031.c
> @@ -452,11 +452,7 @@ static int mt9p031_set_params(struct mt9p031 *mt9p031)
> ret = mt9p031_write(client, MT9P031_HORIZONTAL_BLANK, hblank - 1);
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
> - ret = mt9p031_write(client, MT9P031_VERTICAL_BLANK, vblank - 1);
> - if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> -
> - return ret;
> + return mt9p031_write(client, MT9P031_VERTICAL_BLANK, vblank - 1);
> }
>
> static int mt9p031_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *subdev, int enable)
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/microchip/microchip-sama7g5-isc.c b/drivers/media/platform/microchip/microchip-sama7g5-isc.c
> index b0302dfc3278..7383341ec51d 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/microchip/microchip-sama7g5-isc.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/microchip/microchip-sama7g5-isc.c
> @@ -598,13 +598,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused xisc_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
> static int __maybe_unused xisc_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
> {
> struct isc_device *isc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> - int ret;
> -
> - ret = clk_prepare_enable(isc->hclock);
> - if (ret)
> - return ret;
>
> - return ret;
> + return clk_prepare_enable(isc->hclock);
> }
>
> static const struct dev_pm_ops microchip_xisc_dev_pm_ops = {
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_resources.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_resources.c
> index 773f6548370a..872bd09656b1 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_resources.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/iris/iris_resources.c
> @@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ int iris_enable_power_domains(struct iris_core *core, struct device *pd_dev)
> if (ret)
> return ret;
>
> - ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(pd_dev);
> - if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> -
> - return ret;
> + return pm_runtime_get_sync(pd_dev);
> }
>
> int iris_disable_power_domains(struct iris_core *core, struct device *pd_dev)
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
> index be1cbd5cfe84..e88e66be4f6d 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/pm_helpers.c
> @@ -781,7 +781,6 @@ static int decide_core(struct venus_inst *inst)
> unsigned long max_freq = ULONG_MAX;
> struct device *dev = core->dev;
> struct dev_pm_opp *opp;
> - int ret = 0;
>
> if (legacy_binding) {
> if (inst->session_type == VIDC_SESSION_TYPE_DEC)
> @@ -829,11 +828,7 @@ static int decide_core(struct venus_inst *inst)
> }
>
> done:
> - ret = hfi_session_set_property(inst, ptype, &cu);
> - if (ret)
> - return ret;
> -
> - return ret;
> + return hfi_session_set_property(inst, ptype, &cu);
> }
>
> static int acquire_core(struct venus_inst *inst)
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-csi2.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-csi2.c
> index 7305cc4a04cb..6635f5782175 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-csi2.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-csi2.c
> @@ -2273,11 +2273,7 @@ static int rcsi2_init_phtw_v3u(struct rcar_csi2 *priv,
> return ret;
> }
>
> - ret = rcsi2_phtw_write_array(priv, step4, ARRAY_SIZE(step4));
> - if (ret)
> - return ret;
> -
> - return ret;
> + return rcsi2_phtw_write_array(priv, step4, ARRAY_SIZE(step4));
> }
>
> /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/samsung/s3c-camif/camif-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/samsung/s3c-camif/camif-core.c
> index 14eedd1ceb27..bb06847f3a63 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/samsung/s3c-camif/camif-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/samsung/s3c-camif/camif-core.c
> @@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ static int camif_media_dev_init(struct camif_dev *camif)
> struct media_device *md = &camif->media_dev;
> struct v4l2_device *v4l2_dev = &camif->v4l2_dev;
> unsigned int ip_rev = camif->variant->ip_revision;
> - int ret;
>
> memset(md, 0, sizeof(*md));
> snprintf(md->model, sizeof(md->model), "Samsung S3C%s CAMIF",
> @@ -316,11 +315,7 @@ static int camif_media_dev_init(struct camif_dev *camif)
>
> media_device_init(md);
>
> - ret = v4l2_device_register(camif->dev, v4l2_dev);
> - if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> -
> - return ret;
> + return v4l2_device_register(camif->dev, v4l2_dev);
> }
>
> static void camif_clk_put(struct camif_dev *camif)
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c
> index 870ac3c8b085..6404eb74db32 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/mxl111sf.c
> @@ -987,11 +987,7 @@ static int mxl111sf_frontend_attach_atsc_mh(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
>
> - ret = mxl111sf_lg2160_frontend_attach(adap, 2);
> - if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> -
> - return ret;
> + return mxl111sf_lg2160_frontend_attach(adap, 2);
> }
>
> static int mxl111sf_frontend_attach_mercury(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
> @@ -1007,11 +1003,7 @@ static int mxl111sf_frontend_attach_mercury(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
>
> - ret = mxl111sf_lg2161_ep6_frontend_attach(adap, 2);
> - if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> -
> - return ret;
> + return mxl111sf_lg2161_ep6_frontend_attach(adap, 2);
> }
>
> static int mxl111sf_frontend_attach_mercury_mh(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
> diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c
> index a408fcc3a060..4988fbf5005e 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/usb/gspca/jl2005bcd.c
> @@ -148,17 +148,12 @@ static int jl2005c_start_new_frame(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
> static int jl2005c_write_reg(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev, unsigned char reg,
> unsigned char value)
> {
> - int retval;
> u8 instruction[2];
>
> instruction[0] = reg;
> instruction[1] = value;
>
> - retval = jl2005c_write2(gspca_dev, instruction);
> - if (retval < 0)
> - return retval;
> -
> - return retval;
> + return jl2005c_write2(gspca_dev, instruction);
> }
>
> static int jl2005c_get_firmware_id(struct gspca_dev *gspca_dev)
> --
> 2.43.0
>

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Kind Regards,
Niklas Söderlund