On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 10:25:17AM -0800, Reinette Chatre wrote: > This can be confusing since it implies that the patch you mention > introduces the issue but instead the variable has been unneeded since > the original: > 92bd5a139033 ("x86/resctrl: Add interface to write mbm_total_bytes_config") What I said. :) > To help clarify you can mention this order of events and also add an > appropriate "Fixes:" tag. > > > cocci warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) > >>> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/rdtgroup.c:1621:5-8: Unneeded variable: "ret". Return " 0" on line 1655 > > > > Fix the warning by removing the variable "ret" and returning 0 directly. > > cocci warning was spot on*. This fix is not just a change to "make a > warning go away" but instead fixing an actual problem. > It can just be "Remove the unneeded variable and return 0 directly". I'll fix all up before applying. > * I'll add a private setup with the goal to catch these earlier. Except that it doesn't fire with the patch that added the code. It looks like the cocci script needs adjustment... Thx. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette