netdev - [PATCH 1/1] drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:32:53 +0200
From:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>,
	Ariel Elior <ariele@...adcom.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c: remove null test before kfree

Fix checkpatch warning:
WARNING: kfree(NULL) is safe this check is probably not required

Cc: Ariel Elior <ariele@...adcom.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
index eda8583..c9988e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
@@ -597,8 +597,7 @@ int bnx2x_vf_mcast(struct bnx2x *bp, struct bnx2x_virtf *vf,
 	rc = bnx2x_config_mcast(bp, &mcast, BNX2X_MCAST_CMD_DEL);
 	if (rc) {
 		BNX2X_ERR("Failed to remove multicasts\n");
-		if (mc)
-			kfree(mc);
+		kfree(mc);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-- 
1.8.4.5

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