From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> The variable current_head_index is being initialized with a value that is never read and it is being updated later with a new value. Replace the initialization of -1 with the latter assignment. Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value") Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c index f6479384dc4f..de93cc6ebc1a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c @@ -2046,14 +2046,13 @@ static int lan743x_rx_process_packet(struct lan743x_rx *rx) { struct skb_shared_hwtstamps *hwtstamps = NULL; int result = RX_PROCESS_RESULT_NOTHING_TO_DO; + int current_head_index = *rx->head_cpu_ptr; struct lan743x_rx_buffer_info *buffer_info; struct lan743x_rx_descriptor *descriptor; - int current_head_index = -1; int extension_index = -1; int first_index = -1; int last_index = -1; - current_head_index = *rx->head_cpu_ptr; if (current_head_index < 0 || current_head_index >= rx->ring_size) goto done; -- 2.27.0