linux-kernel - [PATCH 10/26] wireless, at76c50x:: Don't needlessly test for NULL before calling release

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 9 Apr 2012 22:50:47 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	trivial@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [PATCH 10/26] wireless, at76c50x:: Don't needlessly test for NULL
 before calling release_firmware()

The release_firmware() function deals gracefully with being passed a
NULL pointer, so explicit tests before the call are rather pointless.

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c |    6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
index 4045e5a..faa8bcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/at76c50x-usb.c
@@ -2512,10 +2512,8 @@ static void __exit at76_mod_exit(void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO DRIVER_DESC " " DRIVER_VERSION " unloading\n");
 	usb_deregister(&at76_driver);
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(firmwares); i++) {
-		if (firmwares[i].fw)
-			release_firmware(firmwares[i].fw);
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(firmwares); i++)
+		release_firmware(firmwares[i].fw);
 	led_trigger_unregister_simple(ledtrig_tx);
 }
 
-- 
1.7.10


-- 
Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>       http://www.chaosbits.net/
Don't top-post http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/T/top-post.html
Plain text mails only, please.

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/