On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 11:45:01PM +0100, Ariel Otilibili wrote: > This is a follow up from a discussion in Xen: > > The if-statement tests `res` is non-zero; meaning the case zero is never reached. > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/7587b503-b2ca-4476-8dc9-e9683d4ca5f0@xxxxxxxx/ > Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") > Suggested-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Ariel Otilibili <ariel.otilibili-anieli@xxxxxxxxxx> > -- > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Why is "removing dead code" a stable kernel thing? confused, greg k-h
