The loop iterator in a list_for_each() loop is never NULL at the end. This condition uses a two step process of setting the iterator, "iface", from non-NULL to NULL and then checking if it's NULL. It's easier to do in one step. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/smb/client/sess.c | 7 +------ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/smb/client/sess.c b/fs/smb/client/sess.c index f7b216dd06b2..987188e1929e 100644 --- a/fs/smb/client/sess.c +++ b/fs/smb/client/sess.c @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ cifs_chan_update_iface(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *server) { unsigned int chan_index; size_t iface_weight = 0, iface_min_speed = 0; - struct cifs_server_iface *iface = NULL; + struct cifs_server_iface *iface; struct cifs_server_iface *old_iface = NULL; struct cifs_server_iface *last_iface = NULL; struct sockaddr_storage ss; @@ -432,11 +432,6 @@ cifs_chan_update_iface(struct cifs_ses *ses, struct TCP_Server_Info *server) } if (list_entry_is_head(iface, &ses->iface_list, iface_head)) { - iface = NULL; - cifs_dbg(FYI, "unable to find a suitable iface\n"); - } - - if (!iface) { if (!chan_index) cifs_dbg(FYI, "unable to get the interface matching: %pIS\n", &ss); -- 2.42.0