Re: [PATCH 4/9] tty: n_gsm: fix unneeded initialization of ret in gsm_dlci_config

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On Wed, 5 Apr 2023, D. Starke wrote:

> From: Daniel Starke <daniel.starke@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The variable 'ret' is not used before assignment from gsm_activate_mux().
> Still it gets initialized to zero at declaration.
> 
> Fix this as remarked in the link below by removing the initialization.
> 
> Fixes: edd5f60c3400 ("tty: n_gsm: fix mux activation issues in gsm_config()")

This doesn't "fix" any bug so Fixes tag seems inappropriate unless does it 
fix a compiler warning (in which case you should quote the warning in 
this changelog and state you're fixing this warning from compiler)?

> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b42bc4d1-cc9d-d115-c981-aaa053bdc59f@xxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Starke <daniel.starke@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/tty/n_gsm.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
> index eb21ca583642..d42b92cbae88 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c
> @@ -3276,7 +3276,7 @@ static void gsm_copy_config_values(struct gsm_mux *gsm,
>  
>  static int gsm_config(struct gsm_mux *gsm, struct gsm_config *c)
>  {
> -	int ret = 0;
> +	int ret;

While at it, I'd move the declaration into the block where it's used so 
the scope where the variable is used is easier to see on the first glance.

>  	int need_close = 0;
>  	int need_restart = 0;
>  
> 


-- 
 i.




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