linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] ALSA: lola: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "vfree"

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Date:	Mon, 17 Nov 2014 13:46:37 +0100
From:	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>, alsa-devel@...a-project.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, Coccinelle <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] ALSA: lola: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "vfree"

At Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:48:44 +0100,
SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> 
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:42:16 +0100
> 
> The vfree() function performs also input parameter validation. 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>

Applied, thanks.


Takashi

> ---
>  sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c b/sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c
> index 782f4d8..e7fe15d 100644
> --- a/sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c
> +++ b/sound/pci/lola/lola_mixer.c
> @@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ int lola_init_pins(struct lola *chip, int dir, int *nidp)
>  
>  void lola_free_mixer(struct lola *chip)
>  {
> -	if (chip->mixer.array_saved)
> -		vfree(chip->mixer.array_saved);
> +	vfree(chip->mixer.array_saved);
>  }
>  
>  int lola_init_mixer_widget(struct lola *chip, int nid)
> -- 
> 2.1.3
> 
> 
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