@@ -4118,14 +4118,11 @@ static int osst_int_ioctl(struct osst_tape * STp, struct osst_request ** aSRpnt,
printk(OSST_DEB_MSG "%s:D: Skipping %lu blocks %s from logical block %d\n",
name, arg, cmd_in==MTFSR?"forward":"backward", logical_blk_num);
#endif
- if (cmd_in == MTFSR) {
- logical_blk_num += arg;
- if (blkno >= 0) blkno += arg;
- }
- else {
- logical_blk_num -= arg;
- if (blkno >= 0) blkno -= arg;
- }
+ if (cmd_in == MTFSR)
+ logical_blk_num += arg;
+ else
+ logical_blk_num -= arg;
+
ioctl_result = osst_seek_logical_blk(STp, &SRpnt, logical_blk_num);
fileno = STps->drv_file;
blkno = STps->drv_block;
Value assigned to variable blkno at lines 4123:if (blkno >= 0) blkno += arg; and 4127:if (blkno >= 0) blkno -= arg; is overwritten at line 4131:blkno = STps->drv_block; before it can be used. This makes such variable assignments useless. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1397685 Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@embeddedor.com> --- drivers/scsi/osst.c | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)