* [PATCH net-next v2 1/4] dpll: zl3073x: remove conditional return with no effect
2026-07-25 15:08 [PATCH net-next v2 0/4] net: remove conditional returns with no effect Sang-Heon Jeon
@ 2026-07-25 15:08 ` Sang-Heon Jeon
2026-07-25 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v2 2/4] net: ethernet: " Sang-Heon Jeon
` (2 subsequent siblings)
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From: Sang-Heon Jeon @ 2026-07-25 15:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kuba, Ivan Vecera, Prathosh Satish, Vadim Fedorenko,
Arkadiusz Kubalewski, Jiri Pirko
Cc: linux-kernel, netdev
Both branches of the check return the same value, so the check has
no effect. Remove it and return the value directly.
This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/misc/cond_return_no_effect.cocci.
Signed-off-by: Sang-Heon Jeon <ekffu200098@gmail.com>
---
drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c | 6 +-----
drivers/dpll/zl3073x/out.c | 8 ++------
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c b/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c
index a2a641b8358f..0488ae6ac486 100644
--- a/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c
+++ b/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/dpll.c
@@ -2272,11 +2272,7 @@ zl3073x_dpll_init_fine_phase_adjust(struct zl3073x_dev *zldev)
if (rc)
return rc;
- rc = zl3073x_write_u8(zldev, ZL_REG_SYNTH_PHASE_SHIFT_CTRL, 0x01);
- if (rc)
- return rc;
-
- return rc;
+ return zl3073x_write_u8(zldev, ZL_REG_SYNTH_PHASE_SHIFT_CTRL, 0x01);
}
/**
diff --git a/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/out.c b/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/out.c
index eb5628aebcee..410d15b96d0b 100644
--- a/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/out.c
+++ b/drivers/dpll/zl3073x/out.c
@@ -85,12 +85,8 @@ int zl3073x_out_state_fetch(struct zl3073x_dev *zldev, u8 index)
if (rc)
return rc;
- rc = zl3073x_read_u32(zldev, ZL_REG_OUTPUT_PHASE_COMP,
- &out->phase_comp);
- if (rc)
- return rc;
-
- return rc;
+ return zl3073x_read_u32(zldev, ZL_REG_OUTPUT_PHASE_COMP,
+ &out->phase_comp);
}
/**
--
2.43.0
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2026-07-25 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v2 3/4] net: " Sang-Heon Jeon
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3 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Sang-Heon Jeon @ 2026-07-25 15:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kuba, Arthur Kiyanovski, David Arinzon, Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Paolo Abeni, Sukhdeep Singh,
Ioana Ciornei, Claudiu Manoil, Manish Chopra, Rahul Verma,
Shahed Shaikh, Niklas Söderlund, Sabrina Dubroca
Cc: GR-Linux-NIC-Dev, linux-kernel, linux-renesas-soc, netdev,
Niklas Söderlund
Both branches of the check return the same value, so the check has
no effect. Remove it and return the value directly.
This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/misc/cond_return_no_effect.cocci.
Signed-off-by: Sang-Heon Jeon <ekffu200098@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund+renesas@ragnatech.se>
Reviewed-by: Arthur Kiyanovski <akiyano@amazon.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c | 6 +-----
drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_macsec.c | 6 +-----
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c | 6 +-----
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c | 6 +-----
drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c | 7 +------
drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c | 6 +-----
drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c | 7 +------
7 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c
index 5d05020a6d05..ea89619039d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amazon/ena/ena_netdev.c
@@ -2303,11 +2303,7 @@ static int ena_open(struct net_device *netdev)
return rc;
}
- rc = ena_up(adapter);
- if (rc)
- return rc;
-
- return rc;
+ return ena_up(adapter);
}
/* ena_close - Disables a network interface
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_macsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_macsec.c
index 3ca072360ec7..fd4ee6212234 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_macsec.c
@@ -735,11 +735,7 @@ static int aq_set_rxsc(struct aq_nic_s *nic, const u32 rxsc_idx)
sc_record.valid = 1;
sc_record.fresh = 1;
- ret = aq_mss_set_ingress_sc_record(hw, &sc_record, hw_sc_idx);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- return ret;
+ return aq_mss_set_ingress_sc_record(hw, &sc_record, hw_sc_idx);
}
static int aq_mdo_add_rxsc(struct macsec_context *ctx)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
index 33e7a99d3e49..79d4a77f72bd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-switch.c
@@ -3935,11 +3935,7 @@ static int dpaa2_switch_port_init(struct ethsw_port_priv *port_priv, u16 port)
if (err)
return err;
- err = dpaa2_switch_port_trap_mac_addr(port_priv, ll_mac, ll_mask);
- if (err)
- return err;
-
- return err;
+ return dpaa2_switch_port_trap_mac_addr(port_priv, ll_mac, ll_mask);
}
static void dpaa2_switch_ctrl_if_teardown(struct ethsw_core *ethsw)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
index 89215e1ddc2d..cf636fc5aafa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c
@@ -2877,11 +2877,7 @@ static int gfar_enet_open(struct net_device *dev)
if (err)
return err;
- err = startup_gfar(dev);
- if (err)
- return err;
-
- return err;
+ return startup_gfar(dev);
}
/* Stops the kernel queue, and halts the controller */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
index fff8dc84212d..e96a268067f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_hw.c
@@ -2478,7 +2478,6 @@ static int netxen_parse_md_template(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
static int
netxen_collect_minidump(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
{
- int ret = 0;
struct netxen_minidump_template_hdr *hdr;
hdr = (struct netxen_minidump_template_hdr *)
adapter->mdump.md_template;
@@ -2486,11 +2485,7 @@ netxen_collect_minidump(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
hdr->driver_timestamp = ktime_get_seconds();
hdr->driver_info_word2 = adapter->fw_version;
hdr->driver_info_word3 = NXRD32(adapter, CRB_DRIVER_VERSION);
- ret = netxen_parse_md_template(adapter);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- return ret;
+ return netxen_parse_md_template(adapter);
}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
index 45ed8705c7ca..47cd9ec665ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_83xx_init.c
@@ -1618,11 +1618,7 @@ static int qlcnic_83xx_check_hw_status(struct qlcnic_adapter *p_dev)
if (err)
return err;
- err = qlcnic_83xx_check_heartbeat(p_dev);
- if (err)
- return err;
-
- return err;
+ return qlcnic_83xx_check_heartbeat(p_dev);
}
static int qlcnic_83xx_poll_reg(struct qlcnic_adapter *p_dev, u32 addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
index ee8381b60b8d..f7beeb73eb16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/rtsn.c
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ static void rtsn_set_rate(struct rtsn_private *priv)
static int rtsn_rmac_init(struct rtsn_private *priv)
{
const u8 *mac_addr = priv->ndev->dev_addr;
- int ret;
/* Set MAC address */
rtsn_write(priv, MRMAC0, (mac_addr[0] << 8) | mac_addr[1]);
@@ -702,11 +701,7 @@ static int rtsn_rmac_init(struct rtsn_private *priv)
/* Link verification */
rtsn_modify(priv, MLVC, MLVC_PLV, MLVC_PLV);
- ret = rtsn_reg_wait(priv, MLVC, MLVC_PLV, 0);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- return ret;
+ return rtsn_reg_wait(priv, MLVC, MLVC_PLV, 0);
}
static int rtsn_hw_init(struct rtsn_private *priv)
--
2.43.0
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2026-07-25 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v2 1/4] dpll: zl3073x: remove conditional return " Sang-Heon Jeon
2026-07-25 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v2 2/4] net: ethernet: " Sang-Heon Jeon
@ 2026-07-25 15:08 ` Sang-Heon Jeon
2026-07-25 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v2 4/4] net: intel: " Sang-Heon Jeon
3 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Sang-Heon Jeon @ 2026-07-25 15:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kuba, Arun Ramadoss, Andrew Lunn, Heiner Kallweit,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Paolo Abeni, Oleksij Rempel,
Kory Maincent
Cc: linux-kernel, netdev, Russell King, UNGLinuxDriver
Both branches of the check return the same value, so the check has
no effect. Remove it and return the value directly.
This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/misc/cond_return_no_effect.cocci.
Signed-off-by: Sang-Heon Jeon <ekffu200098@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
---
drivers/net/phy/microchip_t1.c | 6 +-----
drivers/net/pse-pd/tps23881.c | 6 +-----
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/microchip_t1.c b/drivers/net/phy/microchip_t1.c
index 62b36a318100..3292b2235c8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/microchip_t1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/microchip_t1.c
@@ -1028,11 +1028,7 @@ static int lan87xx_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
if (rc < 0)
return rc;
- rc = genphy_read_status_fixed(phydev);
- if (rc < 0)
- return rc;
-
- return rc;
+ return genphy_read_status_fixed(phydev);
}
static int lan87xx_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/pse-pd/tps23881.c b/drivers/net/pse-pd/tps23881.c
index 49d6389da067..8a3bbd623412 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pse-pd/tps23881.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pse-pd/tps23881.c
@@ -1520,11 +1520,7 @@ static int tps23881_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
"failed to register PSE controller\n");
}
- ret = tps23881_setup_irq(priv, client->irq);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- return ret;
+ return tps23881_setup_irq(priv, client->irq);
}
static const struct i2c_device_id tps23881_id[] = {
--
2.43.0
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` (2 preceding siblings ...)
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3 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Sang-Heon Jeon @ 2026-07-25 15:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kuba, Tony Nguyen, Przemek Kitszel, Andrew Lunn, David S. Miller,
Eric Dumazet, Paolo Abeni
Cc: intel-wired-lan, linux-kernel, netdev
Both branches of the check return the same value, so the check has
no effect. Remove it and return the value directly.
This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/misc/cond_return_no_effect.cocci.
Signed-off-by: Sang-Heon Jeon <ekffu200098@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c | 8 +-------
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c | 6 +-----
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c | 6 +-----
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index a04683004a56..0cd0e5597c90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -4864,16 +4864,10 @@ static void i40e_control_rx_q(struct i40e_pf *pf, int pf_q, bool enable)
**/
int i40e_control_wait_rx_q(struct i40e_pf *pf, int pf_q, bool enable)
{
- int ret = 0;
-
i40e_control_rx_q(pf, pf_q, enable);
/* wait for the change to finish */
- ret = i40e_pf_rxq_wait(pf, pf_q, enable);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- return ret;
+ return i40e_pf_rxq_wait(pf, pf_q, enable);
}
/**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c
index 9db29b231d6a..784f9a7bcbed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/e1000_i210.c
@@ -756,11 +756,7 @@ static s32 __igb_access_xmdio_reg(struct e1000_hw *hw, u16 address,
return ret_val;
/* Recalibrate the device back to 0 */
- ret_val = hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, E1000_MMDAC, 0);
- if (ret_val)
- return ret_val;
-
- return ret_val;
+ return hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, E1000_MMDAC, 0);
}
/**
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
index 4cf737fb3b21..b758a7e0f013 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_phy.c
@@ -675,11 +675,7 @@ static s32 __igc_access_xmdio_reg(struct igc_hw *hw, u16 address,
return ret_val;
/* Recalibrate the device back to 0 */
- ret_val = hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, IGC_MMDAC, 0);
- if (ret_val)
- return ret_val;
-
- return ret_val;
+ return hw->phy.ops.write_reg(hw, IGC_MMDAC, 0);
}
/**
--
2.43.0
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