list_head can be initialized automatically with LIST_HEAD() instead of calling INIT_LIST_HEAD(). Here we can simplify the code. Signed-off-by: Hongbo Li <lihongbo22@xxxxxxxxxx> --- net/core/dev.c | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index 0d0b983a6c21..b0b660c90cb9 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -5726,10 +5726,9 @@ static void __netif_receive_skb_list_core(struct list_head *head, bool pfmemallo struct packet_type *pt_curr = NULL; /* Current (common) orig_dev of sublist */ struct net_device *od_curr = NULL; - struct list_head sublist; struct sk_buff *skb, *next; + LIST_HEAD(sublist); - INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist); list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) { struct net_device *orig_dev = skb->dev; struct packet_type *pt_prev = NULL; @@ -5867,9 +5866,8 @@ static int netif_receive_skb_internal(struct sk_buff *skb) void netif_receive_skb_list_internal(struct list_head *head) { struct sk_buff *skb, *next; - struct list_head sublist; + LIST_HEAD(sublist); - INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist); list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) { net_timestamp_check(READ_ONCE(net_hotdata.tstamp_prequeue), skb); -- 2.34.1