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

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Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:32:07 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, Coccinelle <cocci@...teme.lip6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] kernel-power: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "vfree"

On Sunday, November 16, 2014 02:28:23 PM SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 14:18:28 +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>

Queued up for 3.19-rc1, thanks!

> ---
>  kernel/power/swap.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/power/swap.c b/kernel/power/swap.c
> index aaa3261..337c7a9 100644
> --- a/kernel/power/swap.c
> +++ b/kernel/power/swap.c
> @@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ out_clean:
>  				kthread_stop(data[thr].thr);
>  		vfree(data);
>  	}
> -	if (page) vfree(page);
> +	vfree(page);
>  
>  	return ret;
>  }
> 

-- 
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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