Value assigned to variable _ret_ at line 970 is overwritten either at line 986 or 988, before it can be used. This makes such variable assignment useless. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1226932 Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c index 2a55a40..648697c 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c @@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user *user, struct xt_table_info tmp; if (compat) { - ret = compat_table_info(private, &tmp); + compat_table_info(private, &tmp); xt_compat_flush_offsets(AF_INET); private = &tmp; } -- 2.5.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html