linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c: remove unnecessary null test before kfree

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Message-Id: <1403951793-31069-1-git-send-email-fabf@skynet.be>
Date:	Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:36:33 +0200
From:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>,
	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c: remove unnecessary null test before kfree

Fix checkpatch warning:
WARNING: kfree(NULL) is safe this check is probably not required

Cc: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Cc: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
Cc: devel@...uxdriverproject.org
Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
---
 drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index 4ed38ea..f13e0ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -1094,9 +1094,7 @@ close:
 	vmbus_close(device->channel);
 
 cleanup:
-
-	if (net_device)
-		kfree(net_device);
+	kfree(net_device);
 
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
1.8.4.5

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