linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] fs/jffs2/acl.c: remove null test before kfree

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Date:	Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:58:07 +0200
From:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] fs/jffs2/acl.c: remove null test before kfree

Fix checkpatch warning:
WARNING: kfree(NULL) is safe this check is probably not required

Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Cc: linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 fs/jffs2/acl.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/jffs2/acl.c b/fs/jffs2/acl.c
index 009ec0b..2f7a3c0 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/acl.c
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ struct posix_acl *jffs2_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 	} else {
 		acl = ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
-	if (value)
-		kfree(value);
+	kfree(value);
 	if (!IS_ERR(acl))
 		set_cached_acl(inode, type, acl);
 	return acl;
-- 
1.8.4.5

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