The param_get_trace_state() has a few dead code issues: - 'return 0;' is never reachable - a few 'else' keywords are redundant Refactor param_get_trace_state() to drop dead code. Note, leave one 'else' in order to have the best readability. Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/sysfs.c | 16 ++++++---------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c index efb8c2dfa9cb..7239d87e78e6 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c @@ -255,16 +255,12 @@ static int param_get_trace_state(char *buffer, const struct kernel_param *kp) { if (!(acpi_gbl_trace_flags & ACPI_TRACE_ENABLED)) return sprintf(buffer, "disable\n"); - else { - if (acpi_gbl_trace_method_name) { - if (acpi_gbl_trace_flags & ACPI_TRACE_ONESHOT) - return sprintf(buffer, "method-once\n"); - else - return sprintf(buffer, "method\n"); - } else - return sprintf(buffer, "enable\n"); - } - return 0; + if (!acpi_gbl_trace_method_name) + return sprintf(buffer, "enable\n"); + if (acpi_gbl_trace_flags & ACPI_TRACE_ONESHOT) + return sprintf(buffer, "method-once\n"); + else + return sprintf(buffer, "method\n"); } module_param_call(trace_state, param_set_trace_state, param_get_trace_state, -- 2.30.2