linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] net: rsi: eliminate superfluous NULL check

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Date:	Wed, 18 May 2016 00:30:41 +0200
From:	Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
To:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Nicholas Mc Guire <hofrat@...dl.org>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] net: rsi: eliminate superfluous NULL check

msg is dereferenced before checking against NULL, e.g.
when assigning pad_bytes.
Remove the superfluous check in function rsi_mgmt_pkt_to_core.

Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@....de>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
index 40658b6..35c14cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_mgmt.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static int rsi_mgmt_pkt_to_core(struct rsi_common *common,
 			return -ENOLINK;
 
 		msg_len -= pad_bytes;
-		if ((msg_len <= 0) || (!msg)) {
+		if (msg_len <= 0) {
 			rsi_dbg(MGMT_RX_ZONE,
 				"%s: Invalid rx msg of len = %d\n",
 				__func__, msg_len);
-- 
2.1.4