linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] staging: rtl8723au: Another case of unnecessary null test before kfree

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Date:	Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:01:45 +0200
From:	Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@...hat.com>
To:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] staging: rtl8723au: Another case of unnecessary null test before kfree

Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be> writes:
> Fix checkpatch warning:
> WARNING: kfree(NULL) is safe this check is probably not required
>
> Cc: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
> Cc: Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@...hat.com>
> Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_ap.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_ap.c
> index c8700b3..8714ae3 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_ap.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_ap.c
> @@ -1270,8 +1270,7 @@ static void update_bcn_wps_ie(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
>  		pnetwork->IELength = wps_offset + (wps_ielen+2) + remainder_ielen;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (pbackup_remainder_ie)
> -		kfree(pbackup_remainder_ie);
> +	kfree(pbackup_remainder_ie);
>  }
>  
>  static void update_bcn_p2p_ie(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)

This one is no longer an issue due to other changes in my tree.

Cheers,
Jes
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