Re: [PATCH 1/2] tracing: fprobe: Remove unused local variable

menglong.dong
2025-09-24T01:23:09Z

> The 'ret' local variable in fprobe_remove_node_in_module() was used
> for checking the error state in the loop, but commit dfe0d675df82
> ("tracing: fprobe: use rhltable for fprobe_ip_table") removed the loop.
> So we don't need it anymore.
>
> Fixes: dfe0d675df82 ("tracing: fprobe: use rhltable for fprobe_ip_table")
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
> ---
> kernel/trace/fprobe.c | 5 +----
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/fprobe.c b/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
> index 6a205903b1ed..12ec194fdfed 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/fprobe.c
> @@ -457,8 +457,6 @@ static int fprobe_addr_list_add(struct fprobe_addr_list *alist, unsigned long ad
> static void fprobe_remove_node_in_module(struct module *mod, struct fprobe_hlist_node *node,
> struct fprobe_addr_list *alist)
> {
> - int ret = 0;

Acked-by: Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@gmail.com>

Thanks~

> -
> if (!within_module(node->addr, mod))
> return;
> if (delete_fprobe_node(node))
> @@ -467,8 +465,7 @@ static void fprobe_remove_node_in_module(struct module *mod, struct fprobe_hlist
> * If failed to update alist, just continue to update hlist.
> * Therefore, at list user handler will not hit anymore.
> */
> - if (!ret)
> - ret = fprobe_addr_list_add(alist, node->addr);
> + fprobe_addr_list_add(alist, node->addr);
> }
>
> /* Handle module unloading to manage fprobe_ip_table. */
>
>
>