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

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Date:	Thu, 10 Dec 2015 08:16:36 -1000
From:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:	Stefan Schmidt <stefan@....samsung.com>
Cc:	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,

>>> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>>> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:50:23 +0100
>>> 
>>> 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>
> 
> 
> You got the original patch and my ACK on this one or would you prefer me to resend it again?

this slipped through, but now it does no longer apply.

Applying: ieee802154-atusb: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "kfree_skb"
error: patch failed: drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c:310
error: drivers/net/ieee802154/atusb.c: patch does not apply
Patch failed at 0001 ieee802154-atusb: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "kfree_skb"

Regards

Marcel

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