linux-kernel - [PATCH 21/26] staging: vt6656: Don't needlessly test for NULL before release

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Date:	Mon, 9 Apr 2012 22:51:58 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	trivial@...nel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>, Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Marcos Paulo de Souza <marcos.mage@...il.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Forest Bond <forest@...ttletooquiet.net>
Subject: [PATCH 21/26] staging: vt6656: Don't needlessly test for NULL before
 release_firmware()

Checking for a NULL pointer before calling release_firmware() is
redundant since the function does that check itself.

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
---
 drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c |    4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
index 763e028..ee5261a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
@@ -1257,9 +1257,7 @@ static void __devexit vt6656_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
 	}
 
 	device_release_WPADEV(device);
-
-	if (device->firmware)
-		release_firmware(device->firmware);
+	release_firmware(device->firmware);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL);
 	usb_put_dev(interface_to_usbdev(intf));
-- 
1.7.10


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