[PATCH] driver core: don't initialize 'parent' in device_add()

From: Viresh Kumar
Date: Fri Mar 17 2017 - 02:55:28 EST


'parent' is always overwritten before getting used and there is no need
to initialize it with NULL.

Signed-off-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/base/core.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 684bda4d14a1..5fc1a50f7577 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ int device_private_init(struct device *dev)
*/
int device_add(struct device *dev)
{
- struct device *parent = NULL;
+ struct device *parent;
struct kobject *kobj;
struct class_interface *class_intf;
int error = -EINVAL;
--
2.12.0.432.g71c3a4f4ba37