From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> The variable ret is being initialized with a value that is never read, it is being updated later on. The assignment is redundant and can be removed. Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value") Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c index c9d3604ae129..6fb68eaa647d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c +++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c @@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ int __bond_opt_set(struct bonding *bond, int __bond_opt_set_notify(struct bonding *bond, unsigned int option, struct bond_opt_value *val) { - int ret = -ENOENT; + int ret; ASSERT_RTNL(); -- 2.31.1