Variable iocnum is assigned a value that is never read, the assignment and hence the variable are redundant can be removed. Also update the the comment to reflect the correct name of the variable being updated. Cleans up clang-scan warning: drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c:641:8: warning: Although the value stored to 'iocnum' is used in the enclosing expression, the value is never actually read from 'iocnum' [deadcode.DeadStores] Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c index f9ee957072c3..673145c8936b 100644 --- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c +++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.c @@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ __mptctl_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) { mpt_ioctl_header __user *uhdr = (void __user *) arg; mpt_ioctl_header khdr; - int iocnum; unsigned iocnumX; int nonblock = (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK); int ret; @@ -634,12 +633,11 @@ __mptctl_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) } ret = -ENXIO; /* (-6) No such device or address */ - /* Verify intended MPT adapter - set iocnum and the adapter + /* Verify intended MPT adapter - set iocnumX and the adapter * pointer (iocp) */ iocnumX = khdr.iocnum & 0xFF; - if (((iocnum = mpt_verify_adapter(iocnumX, &iocp)) < 0) || - (iocp == NULL)) + if ((mpt_verify_adapter(iocnumX, &iocp) < 0) || (iocp == NULL)) return -ENODEV; if (!iocp->active) { -- 2.35.3