If ((char *)de == dir_end) is true, the name_len will not be used in the subsequent routine. So the reset code can be removed. Signed-off-by: Liu Xiang <liu.xiang6@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/ext2/dir.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/ext2/dir.c b/fs/ext2/dir.c index 3b8114d..5ec497f 100644 --- a/fs/ext2/dir.c +++ b/fs/ext2/dir.c @@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ int ext2_add_link (struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode) while ((char *)de <= kaddr) { if ((char *)de == dir_end) { /* We hit i_size */ - name_len = 0; rec_len = chunk_size; de->rec_len = ext2_rec_len_to_disk(chunk_size); de->inode = 0; -- 1.9.1