netdev - [net-next 12/15] net/mlx5e: Remove redundant check in get ethtool stats

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Date:   Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:39:22 -0700
From:   Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
To:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Gal Pressman <galp@...lanox.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
Subject: [net-next 12/15] net/mlx5e: Remove redundant check in get ethtool stats

From: Gal Pressman <galp@...lanox.com>

ethtool core code makes sure data isn't NULL before calling
get_ethtool_stats, testing it again in the driver is redundant.

Signed-off-by: Gal Pressman <galp@...lanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
index 62061fd23143..d415e67b557b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_ethtool.c
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ void mlx5e_ethtool_get_ethtool_stats(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 {
 	int i, idx = 0;
 
-	if (!data)
-		return;
-
 	mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
 	mlx5e_update_stats(priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
-- 
2.14.3