On Fri 25-01-19 22:01:04, Liu Xiang wrote:
> If ((char *)de == dir_end) is true, the name_len will not be used
> in the subsequent routine. So the reset code can be removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Liu Xiang <liu.xia...@zte.com.cn>

Thanks for the patch. I agree with your analysis but I prefer to keep the
code as is - it prevents warnings about uninitialized variable being used
for compilers than cannot infer that and also for humans reading the code
is easier this way.

                                                                Honza

> ---
>  fs/ext2/dir.c | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext2/dir.c b/fs/ext2/dir.c
> index 3b8114d..5ec497f 100644
> --- a/fs/ext2/dir.c
> +++ b/fs/ext2/dir.c
> @@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ int ext2_add_link (struct dentry *dentry, struct inode 
> *inode)
>               while ((char *)de <= kaddr) {
>                       if ((char *)de == dir_end) {
>                               /* We hit i_size */
> -                             name_len = 0;
>                               rec_len = chunk_size;
>                               de->rec_len = ext2_rec_len_to_disk(chunk_size);
>                               de->inode = 0;
> -- 
> 1.9.1
> 
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <j...@suse.com>
SUSE Labs, CR

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