linux-kernel - Re: [osd-dev] [PATCH 1/1] exofs: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "ore_put_io

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Date:	Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:48:03 +0200
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Boaz Harrosh <openosd@...il.com>,
	Benny Halevy <bhalevy@...marydata.com>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
	Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
Subject: Re: [osd-dev] [PATCH 1/1] exofs: Deletion of an unnecessary check
 before the function call "ore_put_io_state"

>> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 10:05:19 +0100
>>
>> The ore_put_io_state() 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>
>> ---
>>  fs/exofs/ore_raid.c | 3 +--
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c b/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c
>> index 84529b8..5dc7c4c 100644
>> --- a/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c
>> +++ b/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c
>> @@ -716,6 +716,5 @@ void _ore_free_raid_stuff(struct ore_io_state *ios)
>>  		if (ios->extra_part_alloc)
>>  			kfree(ios->per_dev[0].sglist);
>>  	}
>> -	if (ios->ios_read_4_write)
>> -		ore_put_io_state(ios->ios_read_4_write);
>> +	ore_put_io_state(ios->ios_read_4_write);
>>  }
>>
> 
> Thanks will submit for next Kernel

Is this small update suggestion still in the waiting queue
for further software improvements?

Regards,
Markus
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