netdev - [PATCH net-next] fib_rules: NULL check before kfree is not needed

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Date:   Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:07:24 +0800
From:   YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
To:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <idosch@...lanox.com>, <dsahern@...il.com>, <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>,
        <sharpd@...ulusnetworks.com>, YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] fib_rules: NULL check before kfree is not needed

kfree(NULL) is safe,so this removes NULL check before freeing the mem

Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
---
 net/core/fib_rules.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/fib_rules.c b/net/core/fib_rules.c
index f64aa13..0ff3953 100644
--- a/net/core/fib_rules.c
+++ b/net/core/fib_rules.c
@@ -924,8 +924,7 @@ int fib_nl_delrule(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	return 0;
 
 errout:
-	if (nlrule)
-		kfree(nlrule);
+	kfree(nlrule);
 	rules_ops_put(ops);
 	return err;
 }
-- 
2.7.0