[PATCH net 5/6] net/sched: act_ct: remove 'add_helper' dead code

From: Ilya Maximets

Date: Mon Sep 21 2026 - 11:32:23 EST


This variable can only become 'true' when the connection is not
confirmed, but it is only checked when it is confirmed. So, it can be
treated as being always false and just removed.

Fixes: a21b06e73191 ("net: sched: add helper support in act_ct")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@xxxxxxx>
---
net/sched/act_ct.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index e72143d36b119..f62051ec9d57d 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -986,7 +986,6 @@ TC_INDIRECT_SCOPE int tcf_ct_act(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
struct nf_hook_state state;
int nh_ofs, err, retval;
struct tcf_ct_params *p;
- bool add_helper = false;
bool skb_is_ours = false;
bool skip_add = false;
bool defrag = false;
@@ -1096,14 +1095,14 @@ TC_INDIRECT_SCOPE int tcf_ct_act(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
err = __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(ct, p->tmpl, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (err)
goto drop;
- add_helper = true;
+
if (nat && !nfct_seqadj(ct)) {
if (!nfct_seqadj_ext_add(ct))
goto drop;
}
}

- if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct) ? ((!cached && !skip_add) || add_helper) : commit) {
+ if (nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct) ? (!cached && !skip_add) : commit) {
err = nf_ct_helper(skb, ct, ctinfo, family);
if (err != NF_ACCEPT)
goto nf_error;
--
2.55.0