Re: [PATCH] printk: remove obsolete dead assignment

From: Sergey Senozhatsky
Date: Mon Nov 30 2020 - 10:53:59 EST


On (20/11/30 16:37), Petr Mladek wrote:
> On Mon 2020-11-30 13:49:15, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
[..]
> > diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
> > index f279d4fbd9dd..6e4e38b7cd91 100644
> > --- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
> > +++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
> > @@ -741,7 +741,6 @@ static ssize_t devkmsg_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
> > if (LOG_FACILITY(u) != 0)
> > facility = LOG_FACILITY(u);
> > endp++;
> > - len -= endp - line;
> > line = endp;
> > }
> > }
>
> Yup, it was used to write the trailing '\0'. But it is done earlier
> now. So, it is not longer needed.
>
> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Best Regards,
> Petr
>
> PS: I'll give it few days just in case anyone else would want to
> review it. I'll push it then unless anyone complains.

FWIW, looks good to me
Reviewed-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxx>

-ss