linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] ARM-OMAP2+: Deletion of unnecessary checks before two function calls

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Date:	Tue, 14 Jul 2015 23:41:33 -0700
From:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] ARM-OMAP2+: Deletion of unnecessary checks before
 two function calls

* SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net> [150625 04:35]:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:24:35 +0200
> 
> Some functions which release a system resource tolerate the passing
> of a null pointer. I do not see a need because of this fact
> that a function caller repeats a corresponding check.
> 
> Markus Elfring (2):
>   Delete a check before the function call "omap_device_delete"
>   Delete a check before the function call "of_node_put"
> 
>  arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_device.c | 3 +--
>  arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c       | 3 +--
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Applying both into omap-for-v4.3/soc thanks.

Tony
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