netdev - [PATCH] netxen: Remove redundant NULL check before kfree

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Date:	Wed, 27 Feb 2013 01:23:05 +0530
From:	Syam Sidhardhan <syamsidhardh@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	syamsidhardh@...il.com, sony.chacko@...gic.com,
	rajesh.borundia@...gic.com
Subject: [PATCH] netxen: Remove redundant NULL check before kfree

kfree on NULL pointer is a no-op.

Signed-off-by: Syam Sidhardhan <s.syam@...sung.com>
---
 .../net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c   |    3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 501f492..377b521 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ netxen_alloc_sds_rings(struct netxen_recv_context *recv_ctx, int count)
 static void
 netxen_free_sds_rings(struct netxen_recv_context *recv_ctx)
 {
-	if (recv_ctx->sds_rings != NULL)
-		kfree(recv_ctx->sds_rings);
+	kfree(recv_ctx->sds_rings);
 
 	recv_ctx->sds_rings = NULL;
 }
-- 
1.7.9.5

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