netdev - [PATCH net-next 08/19] r8169: remove unneeded check in rtl8169_rx

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Date:   Tue, 17 Apr 2018 23:24:43 +0200
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 08/19] r8169: remove unneeded check in
 rtl8169_rx_fill

rtl8169_rx_fill() is called only once and directly before the call
array tp->Rx_databuff[] is filled with zero's. Therefore we don't
need this check.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
index 3971d089..d2d0940e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
@@ -6784,9 +6784,6 @@ static int rtl8169_rx_fill(struct rtl8169_private *tp)
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_RX_DESC; i++) {
 		void *data;
 
-		if (tp->Rx_databuff[i])
-			continue;
-
 		data = rtl8169_alloc_rx_data(tp, tp->RxDescArray + i);
 		if (!data) {
 			rtl8169_make_unusable_by_asic(tp->RxDescArray + i);
-- 
2.17.0