The patch titled Subject: assoc_array: fix the return value in assoc_array_insert_mid_shortcut() has been added to the -mm mm-nonmm-unstable branch. Its filename is assoc_array-fix-the-return-value-in-assoc_array_insert_mid_shortcut.patch This patch will shortly appear at https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/assoc_array-fix-the-return-value-in-assoc_array_insert_mid_shortcut.patch This patch will later appear in the mm-nonmm-unstable branch at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next via the mm-everything branch at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm and is updated there every 2-3 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Roman Smirnov <r.smirnov@xxxxxx> Subject: assoc_array: fix the return value in assoc_array_insert_mid_shortcut() Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2024 10:17:17 +0300 Returning the edit variable is redundant because it is dereferenced right before it is returned. It would be better to return true. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240307071717.5318-1-r.smirnov@xxxxxx Signed-off-by: Roman Smirnov <r.smirnov@xxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@xxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- lib/assoc_array.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/lib/assoc_array.c~assoc_array-fix-the-return-value-in-assoc_array_insert_mid_shortcut +++ a/lib/assoc_array.c @@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ static bool assoc_array_insert_mid_short edit->leaf_p = &new_n0->slots[0]; pr_devel("<--%s() = ok [split shortcut]\n", __func__); - return edit; + return true; } /** _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from r.smirnov@xxxxxx are assoc_array-fix-the-return-value-in-assoc_array_insert_mid_shortcut.patch