linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID-picoLCD: Deletion of unnecessary checks before three function calls

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Date:	Sun, 28 Jun 2015 13:54:56 +0200
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Bruno Prémont <bonbons@...ux-vserver.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID-picoLCD: Deletion of unnecessary checks before three
 function calls

> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:30:22 +0100
> 
> The functions backlight_device_unregister(), lcd_device_unregister() and
> rc_unregister_device() test whether their argument is NULL and then
> return immediately. 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/hid/hid-picolcd_backlight.c | 3 +--
>  drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_cir.c       | 3 +--
>  drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_lcd.c       | 3 +--
>  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_backlight.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_backlight.c
> index a32c5f8..808807a 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_backlight.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_backlight.c
> @@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ void picolcd_exit_backlight(struct picolcd_data *data)
>  	struct backlight_device *bdev = data->backlight;
>  
>  	data->backlight = NULL;
> -	if (bdev)
> -		backlight_device_unregister(bdev);
> +	backlight_device_unregister(bdev);
>  }
>  
>  int picolcd_resume_backlight(struct picolcd_data *data)
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_cir.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_cir.c
> index 045f8eb..9628651 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_cir.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_cir.c
> @@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ void picolcd_exit_cir(struct picolcd_data *data)
>  	struct rc_dev *rdev = data->rc_dev;
>  
>  	data->rc_dev = NULL;
> -	if (rdev)
> -		rc_unregister_device(rdev);
> +	rc_unregister_device(rdev);
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_lcd.c b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_lcd.c
> index 89821c2..22dcbe1 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_lcd.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-picolcd_lcd.c
> @@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ void picolcd_exit_lcd(struct picolcd_data *data)
>  	struct lcd_device *ldev = data->lcd;
>  
>  	data->lcd = NULL;
> -	if (ldev)
> -		lcd_device_unregister(ldev);
> +	lcd_device_unregister(ldev);
>  }
>  
>  int picolcd_resume_lcd(struct picolcd_data *data)
> 

Would you like to integrate this update suggestion
into another source code repository?

Regards,
Markus
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