linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: lpfc: fix "NULL check before some freeing functions is not needed"

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Date:   Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:33:33 -0700
From:   James Smart <james.smart@...adcom.com>
To:     Hariprasad Kelam <hariprasad.kelam@...il.com>,
        Dick Kennedy <dick.kennedy@...adcom.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: lpfc: fix "NULL check before some freeing functions
 is not needed"



On 7/21/2019 4:42 AM, Hariprasad Kelam wrote:
> As dma_pool_destroy and mempool_destroy functions has NULL check. We may
> not need NULL check before calling them.
>
> Fix below warnings reported by coccicheck
> ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c:252:2-18: WARNING: NULL check before some
> freeing functions is not needed.
> ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c:255:2-18: WARNING: NULL check before some
> freeing functions is not needed.
> ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c:258:2-18: WARNING: NULL check before some
> freeing functions is not needed.
> ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c:261:2-18: WARNING: NULL check before some
> freeing functions is not needed.
> ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c:265:2-18: WARNING: NULL check before some
> freeing functions is not needed.
> ./drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c:269:2-17: WARNING: NULL check before some
> freeing functions is not needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hariprasad Kelam <hariprasad.kelam@...il.com>
> ---
>   drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_mem.c | 21 +++++++++------------
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>

Thanks

Reviewed-by: James Smart <james.smart@...adcom.com>

-- james