linux-kernel - [PATCH 25/26] usb/atm/ueagle-atm: Don't test for NULL ptr before calling release

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Date:	Mon, 9 Apr 2012 22:52:26 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	trivial@...nel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Stanislaw Gruszka <stf_xl@...pl>,
	Matthieu CASTET <castet.matthieu@...e.fr>
Subject: [PATCH 25/26] usb/atm/ueagle-atm: Don't test for NULL ptr before
 calling release_firmware()

release_firmware() deals gracefullt w/ NULL pointers, no need to check
first.

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
---
 drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c |   15 +++++----------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index 01ea5d7..d7e422d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -1357,10 +1357,8 @@ static int uea_stat_e1(struct uea_softc *sc)
 		/* release the dsp firmware as it is not needed until
 		 * the next failure
 		 */
-		if (sc->dsp_firm) {
-			release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
-			sc->dsp_firm = NULL;
-		}
+		release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
+		sc->dsp_firm = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* always update it as atm layer could not be init when we switch to
@@ -1496,10 +1494,8 @@ static int uea_stat_e4(struct uea_softc *sc)
 		/* release the dsp firmware as it is not needed until
 		 * the next failure
 		 */
-		if (sc->dsp_firm) {
-			release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
-			sc->dsp_firm = NULL;
-		}
+		release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
+		sc->dsp_firm = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* always update it as atm layer could not be init when we switch to
@@ -2240,8 +2236,7 @@ static void uea_stop(struct uea_softc *sc)
 	/* flush the work item, when no one can schedule it */
 	flush_work_sync(&sc->task);
 
-	if (sc->dsp_firm)
-		release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
+	release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm);
 	uea_leaves(INS_TO_USBDEV(sc));
 }
 
-- 
1.7.10


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