linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] platform: x86: Deletion of checks before backlight_device

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Message-ID: <20141124082854.GD97532@vmdeb7>
Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:28:54 -0800
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	Anisse Astier <anisse@...ier.eu>,
	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>,
	Ike Panhc <ike.pan@...onical.com>,
	Jonathan Woithe <jwoithe@...t42.net>,
	Mattia Dongili <malattia@...ux.it>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
	acpi4asus-user@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] platform: x86: Deletion of checks before
 backlight_device_unregister()

On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 08:40:22PM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:30:29 +0100
> 
> The backlight_device_unregister() 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>

Thanks Markus, queued.

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
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