| Message ID | 20241127162904.28182-1-advaitdhamorikar@gmail.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [PATCH-next] modpost: Remove logically dead condition | expand |
diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c index 81f20ef13a0d..8ce48d7dd36d 100644 --- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c +++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c @@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ module_alias_printf(struct module *mod, bool append_wildcard, n = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, fmt, ap); va_end(ap); - if (n < 0) { - error("vsnprintf failed\n"); - return; - } - len = n + 1; /* extra byte for '\0' */ if (append_wildcard)
In case of failure vsnprintf returns `pos`, an unsigned long integer. An unsigned value can never be negative, so this test will always evaluate the same way. Signed-off-by: Advait Dhamorikar <advaitdhamorikar@gmail.com> --- scripts/mod/file2alias.c | 5 ----- 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)