linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] HID: hyperv: NULL check before some freeing functions is not needed.

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Message-ID: <DM5PR2101MB10472B84AF391205091D03B1D7E90@DM5PR2101MB1047.namprd21.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Sat, 29 Feb 2020 20:20:07 +0000
From:   Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
To:     Lucas Tanure <tanure@...ux.com>, KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-input@...r.kernel.org" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] HID: hyperv: NULL check before some freeing functions is
 not needed.

From: Lucas Tanure <tanure@...ux.com> Sent: Saturday, February 29, 2020 9:30 AM
> 
> Fix below warnings reported by coccicheck:
> drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c:197:2-7: WARNING: NULL check before some freeing functions is
> not needed.
> drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c:211:2-7: WARNING: NULL check before some freeing functions is
> not needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lucas Tanure <tanure@...ux.com>

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>

> ---
>  drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c b/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c
> index dddfca555df9..0b6ee1dee625 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c
> @@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ static void mousevsc_on_receive_device_info(struct mousevsc_dev
> *input_device,
>  		goto cleanup;
> 
>  	/* The pointer is not NULL when we resume from hibernation */
> -	if (input_device->hid_desc != NULL)
> -		kfree(input_device->hid_desc);
> +	kfree(input_device->hid_desc);
>  	input_device->hid_desc = kmemdup(desc, desc->bLength, GFP_ATOMIC);
> 
>  	if (!input_device->hid_desc)
> @@ -207,8 +206,7 @@ static void mousevsc_on_receive_device_info(struct mousevsc_dev
> *input_device,
>  	}
> 
>  	/* The pointer is not NULL when we resume from hibernation */
> -	if (input_device->report_desc != NULL)
> -		kfree(input_device->report_desc);
> +	kfree(input_device->report_desc);
>  	input_device->report_desc = kzalloc(input_device->report_desc_size,
>  					  GFP_ATOMIC);
> 
> --
> 2.25.1