On Wed, 2 Nov 2022, Deepak R Varma wrote: > On Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 06:14:01PM +0100, Julia Lawall wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, 1 Nov 2022, Deepak R Varma wrote: > > > > > Local variables intended as the function return value are > > > initialized but their value does not change during function > > > execution. The initial value assigned to the variable is simply > > > returned to the caller. This makes the variable declaration > > > unnecessary and the initial value can be directly returned. > > > > I think it would be better to make an argument for each case as to why the > > change is correct, and no more interesting return value is needed. For > > example, looking at the code in > > drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_xmit.c, it seems that the variable > > pull was used in a more interesting way previously, but some previous > > patches removed the relevant code. > > Thank you Julia for the hints. I learned that git blame will not show commits > associated with deleted/replaced lines. Used pickaxe tool to identify the old > commits. It was good learning. Thank you. v2 is submitted for review and feedback. OK, I just did git log -p and looked through the commits. You can also use the argument eg -G pull to find commits that change the number of occurrences of pull. julia > > > > > julia > > > > > > > > The patch is produced using the following coccicheck options: > > > COCCI=./scripts/coccinelle/misc/returnvar.cocci > > > M=driver/staging/r8188eu/ > > > MODE=patch > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Deepak R Varma <drv@xxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c | 5 ++--- > > > drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c | 3 +-- > > > drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_xmit.c | 3 +-- > > > drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 4 +--- > > > 4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c > > > index 24eb8dce9bfe..9eaf345e6a00 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c > > > @@ -1020,7 +1020,6 @@ u8 ap_free_sta(struct adapter *padapter, struct sta_info *psta, > > > int rtw_sta_flush(struct adapter *padapter) > > > { > > > struct list_head *phead, *plist; > > > - int ret = 0; > > > struct sta_info *psta = NULL; > > > struct sta_priv *pstapriv = &padapter->stapriv; > > > struct mlme_ext_priv *pmlmeext = &padapter->mlmeextpriv; > > > @@ -1028,7 +1027,7 @@ int rtw_sta_flush(struct adapter *padapter) > > > u8 bc_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}; > > > > > > if ((pmlmeinfo->state & 0x03) != WIFI_FW_AP_STATE) > > > - return ret; > > > + return 0; > > > > > > spin_lock_bh(&pstapriv->asoc_list_lock); > > > phead = &pstapriv->asoc_list; > > > @@ -1051,7 +1050,7 @@ int rtw_sta_flush(struct adapter *padapter) > > > > > > associated_clients_update(padapter, true); > > > > > > - return ret; > > > + return 0; > > > } > > > > > > /* called > TSR LEVEL for USB or SDIO Interface*/ > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c > > > index 4b68a543f68b..94f85cd7038d 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c > > > @@ -1415,7 +1415,6 @@ static int amsdu_to_msdu(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *prframe) > > > > > > struct recv_priv *precvpriv = &padapter->recvpriv; > > > struct __queue *pfree_recv_queue = &precvpriv->free_recv_queue; > > > - int ret = _SUCCESS; > > > > > > nr_subframes = 0; > > > > > > @@ -1513,7 +1512,7 @@ static int amsdu_to_msdu(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *prframe) > > > prframe->len = 0; > > > rtw_free_recvframe(prframe, pfree_recv_queue);/* free this recv_frame */ > > > > > > - return ret; > > > + return _SUCCESS; > > > } > > > > > > static bool check_indicate_seq(struct recv_reorder_ctrl *preorder_ctrl, u16 seq_num) > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_xmit.c > > > index 8e4a5acc0b18..6d1f56d1f9d7 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_xmit.c > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188eu_xmit.c > > > @@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ static void fill_txdesc_phy(struct pkt_attrib *pattrib, __le32 *pdw) > > > > > > static s32 update_txdesc(struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe, u8 *pmem, s32 sz, u8 bagg_pkt) > > > { > > > - int pull = 0; > > > uint qsel; > > > u8 data_rate, pwr_status, offset; > > > struct adapter *adapt = pxmitframe->padapter; > > > @@ -295,7 +294,7 @@ static s32 update_txdesc(struct xmit_frame *pxmitframe, u8 *pmem, s32 sz, u8 bag > > > ODM_SetTxAntByTxInfo_88E(&haldata->odmpriv, pmem, pattrib->mac_id); > > > > > > rtl8188eu_cal_txdesc_chksum(ptxdesc); > > > - return pull; > > > + return 0; > > > } > > > > > > /* for non-agg data frame or management frame */ > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c > > > index 8516e253bb03..59a97c5fb80c 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c > > > @@ -2979,8 +2979,6 @@ static int rtw_p2p_set(struct net_device *dev, > > > struct iw_request_info *info, > > > union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra) > > > { > > > - int ret = 0; > > > - > > > if (!memcmp(extra, "enable =", 7)) { > > > rtw_wext_p2p_enable(dev, info, wrqu, &extra[7]); > > > } else if (!memcmp(extra, "setDN =", 6)) { > > > @@ -3027,7 +3025,7 @@ static int rtw_p2p_set(struct net_device *dev, > > > rtw_p2p_set_persistent(dev, info, wrqu, &extra[11]); > > > } > > > > > > - return ret; > > > + return 0; > > > } > > > > > > static int rtw_p2p_get2(struct net_device *dev, > > > -- > > > 2.34.1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >