linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] kernel-audit: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "audit_log

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Date:	Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:40:26 +0100
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	trivial@...nel.org, Coccinelle <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] kernel-audit: Deletion of an unnecessary check before
 the function call "audit_log_end"

From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:27:43 +0100

The audit_log_end() function tests whether its argument is NULL and then
returns immediately. Thus the test around the call is not needed.

This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
---
 kernel/auditsc.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index 21eae3c..1fed61c 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -1470,8 +1470,7 @@ static void audit_log_exit(struct audit_context *context, struct task_struct *ts
 
 	/* Send end of event record to help user space know we are finished */
 	ab = audit_log_start(context, GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_EOE);
-	if (ab)
-		audit_log_end(ab);
+	audit_log_end(ab);
 	if (call_panic)
 		audit_panic("error converting sid to string");
 }
-- 
2.1.3


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