linux-kernel - [PATCH] bpf: remove redundant null pointer check before consume

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Message-ID: <1537436772-42545-1-git-send-email-zhongjiang@huawei.com>
Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:46:12 +0800
From:   zhong jiang <zhongjiang@...wei.com>
To:     <ast@...nel.org>, <daniel@...earbox.net>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] bpf: remove redundant null pointer check before consume_skb

consume_skb has taken the null pointer into account. hence it is safe
to remove the redundant null pointer check before consume_skb.

Signed-off-by: zhong jiang <zhongjiang@...wei.com>
---
 kernel/bpf/sockmap.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
index 488ef96..a9359cb 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/sockmap.c
@@ -590,8 +590,7 @@ static int free_sg(struct sock *sk, int start,
 		if (i == MAX_SKB_FRAGS)
 			i = 0;
 	}
-	if (md->skb)
-		consume_skb(md->skb);
+	consume_skb(md->skb);
 
 	return free;
 }
@@ -973,8 +972,7 @@ static int bpf_tcp_recvmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len,
 
 		if (!sg->length && md->sg_start == md->sg_end) {
 			list_del(&md->list);
-			if (md->skb)
-				consume_skb(md->skb);
+			consume_skb(md->skb);
 			kfree(md);
 		}
 	}
-- 
1.7.12.4