The `status` variable was assigned at the end, and then immediately returned. Remove it altogether, and return the previously assigned value directly. Signed-off-by: Barnabás Pőcze <pobrn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c index 36890e301df5..dc31f81d83a7 100644 --- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c @@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ acpi_status wmidev_evaluate_method(struct wmi_device *wdev, u8 instance, struct guid_block *block; struct wmi_block *wblock; acpi_handle handle; - acpi_status status; struct acpi_object_list input; union acpi_object params[3]; char method[5] = "WM"; @@ -290,9 +289,7 @@ acpi_status wmidev_evaluate_method(struct wmi_device *wdev, u8 instance, strncat(method, block->object_id, 2); - status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, method, &input, out); - - return status; + return acpi_evaluate_object(handle, method, &input, out); } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wmidev_evaluate_method); -- 2.33.0