linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net-Liquidio: Delete unnecessary checks before the function call "vfree"

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Message-Id: <20150629.092823.165902372857729782.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:28:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net
Cc:	derek.chickles@...iumnetworks.com,
	felix.manlunas@...iumnetworks.com,
	raghu.vatsavayi@...iumnetworks.com, rric@...nel.org,
	satananda.burla@...iumnetworks.com, sgoutham@...ium.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	julia.lawall@...6.fr
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net-Liquidio: Delete unnecessary checks before the
 function call "vfree"

From: SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:48:16 +0200

> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:22:24 +0200
> 
> 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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