linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/3] dm snapshot: Deletion of unnecessary checks before the function call "vfree"

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Date:	Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:17:40 +0100
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
	Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>, Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>,
	dm-devel@...hat.com, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] dm snapshot: Deletion of unnecessary checks before the
 function call "vfree"

From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:38:29 +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>
---
 drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c | 14 ++++----------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
index d6e8817..808b841 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c
@@ -200,16 +200,11 @@ err_area:
 
 static void free_area(struct pstore *ps)
 {
-	if (ps->area)
-		vfree(ps->area);
+	vfree(ps->area);
 	ps->area = NULL;
-
-	if (ps->zero_area)
-		vfree(ps->zero_area);
+	vfree(ps->zero_area);
 	ps->zero_area = NULL;
-
-	if (ps->header_area)
-		vfree(ps->header_area);
+	vfree(ps->header_area);
 	ps->header_area = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -605,8 +600,7 @@ static void persistent_dtr(struct dm_exception_store *store)
 	free_area(ps);
 
 	/* Allocated in persistent_read_metadata */
-	if (ps->callbacks)
-		vfree(ps->callbacks);
+	vfree(ps->callbacks);
 
 	kfree(ps);
 }
-- 
2.2.2

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