linux-kernel - [PATCH] scsi: aic7xxx: Remove NULL check before kfree()

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Date:   Tue, 14 May 2019 13:00:44 +0000
From:   Quentin Deslandes <quentin.deslandes@...ev.co.uk>
To:     "kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org" <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Quentin Deslandes <quentin.deslandes@...ev.co.uk>,
        Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] scsi: aic7xxx: Remove NULL check before kfree()

Fix the following coccinelle warning by removing NULL check before
calling kfree():

NULL check before some freeing functions in not needed.

Signed-off-by: Quentin Deslandes <quentin.deslandes@...ev.co.uk>
---
 drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c | 16 +++++-----------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c
index 3993f15e7ff6..fae4424d4442 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c
@@ -2192,9 +2192,7 @@ ahc_free_tstate(struct ahc_softc *ahc, u_int scsi_id, char channel, int force)
 
 	if (channel == 'B')
 		scsi_id += 8;
-	tstate = ahc->enabled_targets[scsi_id];
-	if (tstate != NULL)
-		kfree(tstate);
+	kfree(ahc->enabled_targets[scsi_id]);
 	ahc->enabled_targets[scsi_id] = NULL;
 }
 #endif
@@ -4474,8 +4472,7 @@ ahc_set_unit(struct ahc_softc *ahc, int unit)
 void
 ahc_set_name(struct ahc_softc *ahc, char *name)
 {
-	if (ahc->name != NULL)
-		kfree(ahc->name);
+	kfree(ahc->name);
 	ahc->name = name;
 }
 
@@ -4536,10 +4533,8 @@ ahc_free(struct ahc_softc *ahc)
 		kfree(ahc->black_hole);
 	}
 #endif
-	if (ahc->name != NULL)
-		kfree(ahc->name);
-	if (ahc->seep_config != NULL)
-		kfree(ahc->seep_config);
+	kfree(ahc->name);
+	kfree(ahc->seep_config);
 #ifndef __FreeBSD__
 	kfree(ahc);
 #endif
@@ -4944,8 +4939,7 @@ ahc_fini_scbdata(struct ahc_softc *ahc)
 	case 0:
 		break;
 	}
-	if (scb_data->scbarray != NULL)
-		kfree(scb_data->scbarray);
+	kfree(scb_data->scbarray);
 }
 
 static void
-- 
2.17.1