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

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Message-Id: <20141205.211452.873684925293554813.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 05 Dec 2014 21:14:52 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, cocci@...teme.lip6.fr
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] net: cassini: Deletion of an unnecessary check
 before the function call "vfree"

From: SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:05:33 +0100

> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 14:34:59 +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.
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