linux-kernel - [PATCH linux-next] ecryptfs: ecryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free(): remove kfree() redundant null check

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Date:	Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:03:49 -0700
From:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>,
	Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@...onical.com>,
	Dustin Kirkland <dustin.kirkland@...zang.com>,
	ecryptfs@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH linux-next] ecryptfs: ecryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free(): remove kfree() redundant null check

smatch analysis:

fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c:101 ecryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free() info:
 redundant null check on msg_ctx->msg calling kfree()

Cc: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@...onical.com>
Cc: Dustin Kirkland <dustin.kirkland@...zang.com>
Cc: ecryptfs@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
---
 fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c |    3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
index 8d7a577..308fdf2 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ static void ecryptfs_msg_ctx_free_to_alloc(struct ecryptfs_msg_ctx *msg_ctx)
 void ecryptfs_msg_ctx_alloc_to_free(struct ecryptfs_msg_ctx *msg_ctx)
 {
 	list_move(&(msg_ctx->node), &ecryptfs_msg_ctx_free_list);
-	if (msg_ctx->msg)
-		kfree(msg_ctx->msg);
+	kfree(msg_ctx->msg);
 	msg_ctx->msg = NULL;
 	msg_ctx->state = ECRYPTFS_MSG_CTX_STATE_FREE;
 }
-- 
1.7.9.5

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