From 9105a9731949ee1fbafebf58de92d2b66d53f1d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Markus Elfring Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 13:17:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] netxen: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "kfree" The kfree() function tests whether its argument is NULL and then returns immediately. Thus the test around the call is not needed. This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c index afb8efb25781a..e0c31e3947d10 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c @@ -176,9 +176,7 @@ netxen_alloc_sds_rings(struct netxen_recv_context *recv_ctx, int count) static void netxen_free_sds_rings(struct netxen_recv_context *recv_ctx) { - if (recv_ctx->sds_rings != NULL) - kfree(recv_ctx->sds_rings); - + kfree(recv_ctx->sds_rings); recv_ctx->sds_rings = NULL; } -- 2.39.5