linux-kernel - [PATCH] watchdog: bcm47xx_wdt: Don't validate platform data on remove

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Date:   Fri,  6 Jan 2017 06:38:42 -0800
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ana.be>
Cc:     linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Subject: [PATCH] watchdog: bcm47xx_wdt: Don't validate platform data on remove

Platform data was already validated in the probe function. If it was NULL,
the remove function will never be called. Remove the unnecessary check.

Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
---
 drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
index a1900b9ab6c4..35725e21b18a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/bcm47xx_wdt.c
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ static int bcm47xx_wdt_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct bcm47xx_wdt *wdt = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 
-	if (!wdt)
-		return -ENXIO;
-
 	watchdog_unregister_device(&wdt->wdd);
 
 	return 0;
-- 
2.7.4