The pointer cb_sb_start is being initialized with a value that is never read, it is being re-assigned the same value later on when it is first being used. The initialization is redundant and can be removed. Cleans up clang scan build warning: fs/ntfs/compress.c:164:6: warning: Value stored to 'cb_sb_start' during its initialization is never read [deadcode.DeadStores] u8 *cb_sb_start = cb; /* Beginning of the current sb in the cb. */ Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@xxxxxxxxx> --- fs/ntfs/compress.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/ntfs/compress.c b/fs/ntfs/compress.c index f9cb180b6f6b..761aaa0195d6 100644 --- a/fs/ntfs/compress.c +++ b/fs/ntfs/compress.c @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int ntfs_decompress(struct page *dest_pages[], int completed_pages[], */ u8 *cb_end = cb_start + cb_size; /* End of cb. */ u8 *cb = cb_start; /* Current position in cb. */ - u8 *cb_sb_start = cb; /* Beginning of the current sb in the cb. */ + u8 *cb_sb_start; /* Beginning of the current sb in the cb. */ u8 *cb_sb_end; /* End of current sb / beginning of next sb. */ /* Variables for uncompressed data / destination. */ -- 2.30.2