Variable host_err is assigned a value that is never read, it is being re-assigned a value in every different execution path in the following switch statement. The assignment is redundant and can be removed. Cleans up clang-scan warning: warning: Value stored to 'host_err' is never read [deadcode.DeadStores] Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@xxxxxxxxx> --- fs/nfsd/vfs.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c index f650afedd67f..5093ae788f53 100644 --- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c +++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c @@ -1304,7 +1304,6 @@ nfsd_create_locked(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, iap->ia_mode &= ~current_umask(); err = 0; - host_err = 0; switch (type) { case S_IFREG: host_err = vfs_create(&init_user_ns, dirp, dchild, iap->ia_mode, true); -- 2.37.3