Remove unnecessary static on local variable raid_device in functions scsih_get_resync(), scsih_get_state(),_scsih_sas_ir_operation_status_event(), and _scsih_scan_for_devices_after_reset(). Such variables are initialized before being used, on every execution path throughout the mentioned functions. The statics have no benefit and, removing them reduce the code size. This issue was detected using Coccinelle and the following semantic patch: @bad exists@ position p; identifier x; type T; @@ static T x@p; ... x = <+...x...+> @@ identifier x; expression e; type T; position p != bad.p; @@ -static T x@p; ... when != x when strict ?x = e; In the following log you can see the difference in the code size. This log is the output of the size command, before and after the code change: before: text data bss dec hex filename 126304 30384 1280 157968 26910 drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.o after: text data bss dec hex filename 126292 30240 1152 157684 267f4 drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.o Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c index 22998cb..417e5d1 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c @@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ scsih_get_resync(struct device *dev) { struct scsi_device *sdev = to_scsi_device(dev); struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = shost_priv(sdev->host); - static struct _raid_device *raid_device; + struct _raid_device *raid_device; unsigned long flags; Mpi2RaidVolPage0_t vol_pg0; Mpi2ConfigReply_t mpi_reply; @@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ scsih_get_state(struct device *dev) { struct scsi_device *sdev = to_scsi_device(dev); struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc = shost_priv(sdev->host); - static struct _raid_device *raid_device; + struct _raid_device *raid_device; unsigned long flags; Mpi2RaidVolPage0_t vol_pg0; Mpi2ConfigReply_t mpi_reply; @@ -7027,7 +7027,7 @@ _scsih_sas_ir_operation_status_event(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, Mpi2EventDataIrOperationStatus_t *event_data = (Mpi2EventDataIrOperationStatus_t *) fw_event->event_data; - static struct _raid_device *raid_device; + struct _raid_device *raid_device; unsigned long flags; u16 handle; @@ -7531,7 +7531,7 @@ _scsih_scan_for_devices_after_reset(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc) u64 sas_address; struct _sas_device *sas_device; struct _sas_node *expander_device; - static struct _raid_device *raid_device; + struct _raid_device *raid_device; u8 retry_count; unsigned long flags; -- 2.5.0