From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> The variable ret is being initialized with a value that is never read and it is being updated later with a new value that is returned. The variable is redundant and can be replaced with a return 0 as there are no other return points in this function. Addresses-Coverity: ("Unused value") Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c index a25b17932edb..007bf6803293 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c @@ -1226,7 +1226,6 @@ static int wl3501_init_firmware(struct wl3501_card *this) static int wl3501_close(struct net_device *dev) { struct wl3501_card *this = netdev_priv(dev); - int rc = -ENODEV; unsigned long flags; struct pcmcia_device *link; link = this->p_dev; @@ -1241,10 +1240,9 @@ static int wl3501_close(struct net_device *dev) /* Mask interrupts from the SUTRO */ wl3501_block_interrupt(this); - rc = 0; printk(KERN_INFO "%s: WL3501 closed\n", dev->name); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&this->lock, flags); - return rc; + return 0; } /** -- 2.20.1