netdev - Re: [PATCH] ieee802154-atusb: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "kfree

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Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:01:28 +0100
From:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:	Stefan Schmidt <stefan@....samsung.com>
Cc:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Alexander Aring <alex.aring@...il.com>,
	linux-wpan@...r.kernel.org,
	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ieee802154-atusb: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "kfree_skb"

Hi Stefan,

>> The kfree_skb() function tests whether its argument is NULL and then
>> returns immediately. Thus the test around the call is not needed.
>> 
>> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>> ---
>>  drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c | 3 +--
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c
>> index 199a94a..b1cd865 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c
>> @@ -310,8 +310,7 @@ static void atusb_free_urbs(struct atusb *atusb)
>>  		urb = usb_get_from_anchor(&atusb->idle_urbs);
>>  		if (!urb)
>>  			break;
>> -		if (urb->context)
>> -			kfree_skb(urb->context);
>> +		kfree_skb(urb->context);
>>  		usb_free_urb(urb);
>>  	}
>>  }
> 
> Acked-by: Stefan Schmidt <stefan@....samsung.com>

for some reason I am missing the original patch, can someone resend it please.

Regards

Marcel

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