Author: Aya Mahfouz <mahfouz.saif.elyazal@gmail.com> This patch removes a variable that was simply used to store the return value of a function call before returning it. The issue was detected and resolved using the following coccinelle script: @@ identifier len,f; @@ -int len; … when != len when strict -len = +return f(…); -return len; Signed-off-by: …