Re: [PATCH] ntfs: remove redundant initialization to pointer cb_sb_start

From: Christian Brauner
Date: Fri May 19 2023 - 05:59:19 EST


On Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:36:07 +0100, Colin Ian King wrote:
> The pointer cb_sb_start is being initialized with a value that is never
> read, it is being re-assigned the same value later on when it is first
> being used. The initialization is redundant and can be removed.
>
> Cleans up clang scan build warning:
> fs/ntfs/compress.c:164:6: warning: Value stored to 'cb_sb_start' during its initialization is never read [deadcode.DeadStores]
> u8 *cb_sb_start = cb; /* Beginning of the current sb in the cb. */
>
> [...]

Applied to the fs.ntfs branch of the vfs/vfs.git tree.
Patches in the fs.ntfs branch should appear in linux-next soon.

Please report any outstanding bugs that were missed during review in a
new review to the original patch series allowing us to drop it.

It's encouraged to provide Acked-bys and Reviewed-bys even though the
patch has now been applied. If possible patch trailers will be updated.

tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git
branch: fs.ntfs

[1/1] ntfs: remove redundant initialization to pointer cb_sb_start
https://git.kernel.org/vfs/vfs/c/04faa6cfd449