[PATCH net-next] igc: remove unreachable break after return in XDP path
From: Keshav Goyal
Date: Wed Sep 02 2026 - 05:46:25 EST
The break statement after "return IGC_XDP_REDIRECT" in the XDP
switch case is dead code since the return exits the function
unconditionally. All other return statements in this switch are
not followed by a break.
This was flagged by checkpatch.pl:
WARNING: break is not useful after a return
Signed-off-by: Keshav Goyal <keshav74123@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 1fb5f3cbe93c..3b7dd104d8d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -2525,7 +2525,6 @@ static int __igc_xdp_run_prog(struct igc_adapter *adapter,
if (xdp_do_redirect(adapter->netdev, xdp, prog) < 0)
goto out_failure;
return IGC_XDP_REDIRECT;
- break;
default:
bpf_warn_invalid_xdp_action(adapter->netdev, prog, act);
fallthrough;
--
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