linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: wilc1000: One function call less in mac

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Date:	Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:02:29 +1000
From:	Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>
To:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	Austin Shin <austin.shin@...el.com>,
	Chris Park <chris.park@...el.com>,
	Glen Lee <glen.lee@...el.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Johnny Kim <johnny.kim@...el.com>, Leo Kim <leo.kim@...el.com>,
	Tony Cho <tony.cho@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-janitors <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] staging: wilc1000: One function call less in
 mac_ioctl() after error detection

Hi Marcus,

On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 6:22 AM, SF Markus Elfring
<elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2016 21:15:23 +0200
>
> The kfree() function was called in two cases by the mac_ioctl() function
> during error handling even if the passed variable did not contain a pointer
> for a valid data item.
>
> Improve this implementation detail by the introduction of another
> jump label.
>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>

This is pointless micro-optimisation: kfree(NULL) is perfectly valid
and buff is either malloc'd memory or NULL when it's called.

Thanks,

-- 
Julian Calaby

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