linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: n2 - remove null check before kfree

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Date:   Sat, 26 Aug 2017 18:49:35 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     himanshujha199640@...il.com
Cc:     herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] crypto: n2 - remove null check before kfree

From: Himanshu Jha <himanshujha199640@...il.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2017 02:45:29 +0530

> kfree on NULL pointer is a no-op and therefore checking it is redundant.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Himanshu Jha <himanshujha199640@...il.com>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>