linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] SCSI-eata_pio: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "pci_dev

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Date:	Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:52:35 +0200
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	"James E. J. Bottomley" <JBottomley@...allels.com>,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SCSI-eata_pio: Deletion of an unnecessary check before
 the function call "pci_dev_put"

> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:37:30 +0100
> 
> The pci_dev_put() 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 <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/eata_pio.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/eata_pio.c b/drivers/scsi/eata_pio.c
> index 8319d2b..707f64d 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/eata_pio.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/eata_pio.c
> @@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ static int eata_pio_release(struct Scsi_Host *sh)
>  			release_region(sh->io_port, sh->n_io_port);
>  	}
>  	/* At this point the PCI reference can go */
> -	if (hd->pdev)
> -		pci_dev_put(hd->pdev);
> +	pci_dev_put(hd->pdev);
>  	return 1;
>  }
>  
> 

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

Regards,
Markus
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