linux-kernel - [PATCH] net: wireless: ath: ath10k: remove unnecessary code

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Date:   Mon, 8 May 2017 23:21:59 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
To:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>
Cc:     ath10k@...ts.infradead.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Subject: [PATCH] net: wireless: ath: ath10k: remove unnecessary code

The name of an array used by itself will always return the array's address.
So these tests will always evaluate as false and therefore the _return_
will never be executed.

Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c | 9 ---------
 1 file changed, 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 2f1743e..135cf83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -5933,15 +5933,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *ath10k_wmi_10_4_op_gen_init(struct ath10k *ar)
 
 int ath10k_wmi_start_scan_verify(const struct wmi_start_scan_arg *arg)
 {
-	if (arg->ie_len && !arg->ie)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (arg->n_channels && !arg->channels)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (arg->n_ssids && !arg->ssids)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (arg->n_bssids && !arg->bssids)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (arg->ie_len > WLAN_SCAN_PARAMS_MAX_IE_LEN)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (arg->n_channels > ARRAY_SIZE(arg->channels))
-- 
2.5.0