linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] video-lp8788: Delete a check before backlight_device

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Date:	Thu, 2 Jul 2015 13:44:13 +0900
From:	Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	"linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>, jingoo1han@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] video-lp8788: Delete a check before backlight_device_unregister()


> On 2015. 7. 1., at PM 7:30, SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> 
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 12:08:31 +0200
> 
> The backlight_device_unregister() 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>

It looks good.

Acked-by: Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>

> ---
> drivers/video/backlight/lp8788_bl.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lp8788_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lp8788_bl.c
> index e418d5b..5d583d7 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/backlight/lp8788_bl.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lp8788_bl.c
> @@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ static void lp8788_backlight_unregister(struct lp8788_bl *bl)
> {
>    struct backlight_device *bl_dev = bl->bl_dev;
> 
> -    if (bl_dev)
> -        backlight_device_unregister(bl_dev);
> +    backlight_device_unregister(bl_dev);
> }
> 
> static ssize_t lp8788_get_bl_ctl_mode(struct device *dev,
> -- 
> 2.4.5
> 
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