linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] net: Hyper-V: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "vfree"

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Date:	Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:58:22 +0000
From:	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] net: Hyper-V: Deletion of an unnecessary check before
 the function call "vfree"



> -----Original Message-----
> From: SF Markus Elfring [mailto:elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net]
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 9:25 AM
> To: Haiyang Zhang; KY Srinivasan; devel@...uxdriverproject.org;
> netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: LKML; kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org; Julia Lawall
> Subject: [PATCH 1/1] net: Hyper-V: Deletion of an unnecessary check
> before the function call "vfree"
> 
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:15:21 +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>

Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>

Thanks!