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 moving the declaration to the first assignment. 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 | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) v1 -> v2: Removed Fixed tag in commit message as remarked in the review. Moved 'ret' declaration to the point of the assignment and changed commit message accordingly. This was done as suggested in the review. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/AS4PR10MB58958C282E7E0FB653BC9406E0919@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c index eb21ca583642..79850f616cca 100644 --- a/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c +++ b/drivers/tty/n_gsm.c @@ -3276,7 +3276,6 @@ 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 need_close = 0; int need_restart = 0; @@ -3355,7 +3354,7 @@ static int gsm_config(struct gsm_mux *gsm, struct gsm_config *c) * and removing from the mux array */ if (gsm->dead) { - ret = gsm_activate_mux(gsm); + int ret = gsm_activate_mux(gsm); if (ret) return ret; if (gsm->initiator) -- 2.34.1