linux-kernel - [PATCH] rtlwifi: Delete unnecessary checks before the function call "kfree

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Date:	Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:18:38 +0100
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: [PATCH] rtlwifi: Delete unnecessary checks before the function call
 "kfree_skb"

From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:12:25 +0100

The kfree_skb() function tests whether its argument is NULL and then
returns immediately. Thus the test around the calls is not needed.

This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c                 | 3 +--
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723com/fw_common.c | 4 +---
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
index c925a4d..4ae421e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/core.c
@@ -1833,8 +1833,7 @@ bool rtl_cmd_send_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtlpriv->locks.irq_th_lock, flags);
 	pskb = __skb_dequeue(&ring->queue);
-	if (pskb)
-		kfree_skb(pskb);
+	kfree_skb(pskb);
 
 	/*this is wrong, fill_tx_cmddesc needs update*/
 	pdesc = &ring->desc[0];
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723com/fw_common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723com/fw_common.c
index a2f5e89..6e51862 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723com/fw_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8723com/fw_common.c
@@ -318,9 +318,7 @@ bool rtl8723_cmd_send_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	ring = &rtlpci->tx_ring[BEACON_QUEUE];
 
 	pskb = __skb_dequeue(&ring->queue);
-	if (pskb)
-		kfree_skb(pskb);
-
+	kfree_skb(pskb);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rtlpriv->locks.irq_th_lock, flags);
 
 	pdesc = &ring->desc[0];
-- 
2.6.2

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