Since $optind is not used in the subsequent code, the variable
should be removed.

Signed-off-by: bajing <bajing@cmss.chinamobile.com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c
index a1f506ba5578..837001a9e3a0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(ret);
 	}
 
-	optind = 0;
-
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, sopts, lopts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case 'b':
-- 
2.33.0

On 8/12/25 01:53, bajing wrote:
> Since $optind is not used in the subsequent code, the variable
> should be removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: bajing <bajing@cmss.chinamobile.com>
> ---
>   tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c | 2 --
>   1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c
> index a1f506ba5578..837001a9e3a0 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/watchdog/watchdog-test.c
> @@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
>   		exit(ret);
>   	}
>   
> -	optind = 0;

Removing the assignment soles based on looking at the subsequent
is incorrect.

Explain why this needs to be removed? Did you happen to check
getopt_long() and how it uses optind before making this change?

> -
>   	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, sopts, lopts, NULL)) != -1) {
>   		switch (c) {
>   		case 'b':

thanks,
-- Shuah