linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] DRM-vmwgfx: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "vfree"

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Date:	Thu, 20 Nov 2014 05:22:37 +0100
From:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
	<dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] DRM-vmwgfx: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "vfree"

On November 19, 2014 5:57:13 PM SF Markus Elfring 
<elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 17:50:19 +0100
>
> The vfree() function performes also input parameter validation. Thus the test
> around the call is not needed.
>
> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> ---
>  drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c 
> b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
> index 14b2f50..f9a67b8 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
> @@ -889,8 +889,7 @@ static int vmw_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
>
>  	if (dev_priv->ctx.res_ht_initialized)
>  		drm_ht_remove(&dev_priv->ctx.res_ht);
> -	if (dev_priv->ctx.cmd_bounce)
> -		vfree(dev_priv->ctx.cmd_bounce);
> +	vfree(dev_priv->ctx.cmd_bounce);
>  	if (dev_priv->enable_fb) {
>  		vmw_fb_close(dev_priv);
>  		vmw_kms_restore_vga(dev_priv);

Reviewed-by: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>


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