Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next] ixgbe: Remove redundant self-assignments in ACI command execution

[Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski@linux.intel.com>]

On Wed, Jan 08, 2025 at 11:06:14AM +0530, Dheeraj Reddy Jonnalagadda wrote:
> Remove redundant statements in ixgbe_aci_send_cmd_execute() where
> raw_desc[i] is assigned to itself. These self-assignments have no
> effect and can be safely removed.
> 
> Fixes: 46761fd52a88 ("ixgbe: Add support for E610 FW Admin Command Interface")
> Closes: https://scan7.scan.coverity.com/#/project-view/52337/11354?selectedIssue=1602757
> Signed-off-by: Dheeraj Reddy Jonnalagadda <dheeraj.linuxdev@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c | 2 --
>  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
> index 683c668672d6..408c0874cdc2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_e610.c
> @@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ static int ixgbe_aci_send_cmd_execute(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
>  	if ((hicr & IXGBE_PF_HICR_SV)) {
>  		for (i = 0; i < IXGBE_ACI_DESC_SIZE_IN_DWORDS; i++) {
>  			raw_desc[i] = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_PF_HIDA(i));
> -			raw_desc[i] = raw_desc[i];

raw_desc should be always in le32, probably there was a conversion which
was removed between patchset versions. Adding orginal author in CC to
confirm that no conversion here is fine.

Thanks,
Michal

>  		}
>  	}
>  
> @@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ static int ixgbe_aci_send_cmd_execute(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
>  	if ((hicr & IXGBE_PF_HICR_EV) && !(hicr & IXGBE_PF_HICR_C)) {
>  		for (i = 0; i < IXGBE_ACI_DESC_SIZE_IN_DWORDS; i++) {
>  			raw_desc[i] = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_PF_HIDA_2(i));
> -			raw_desc[i] = raw_desc[i];
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> -- 
> 2.34.1