From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> The variable err is being initialized with a value that is never read and it is being updated later with a new value. The initialization is redundant and can be removed. Also re-order variable declarations in reverse Christmas tree ordering. Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value") Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/ipv6/route.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c index 5e7e25e2523a..e8ee20720fe0 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/route.c +++ b/net/ipv6/route.c @@ -5284,9 +5284,10 @@ static int ip6_route_multipath_del(struct fib6_config *cfg, { struct fib6_config r_cfg; struct rtnexthop *rtnh; + int last_err = 0; int remaining; int attrlen; - int err = 1, last_err = 0; + int err; remaining = cfg->fc_mp_len; rtnh = (struct rtnexthop *)cfg->fc_mp; -- 2.27.0