linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: virtio_scsi: remove unnecessary condition check

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Date:   Thu, 9 Jul 2020 17:26:27 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Xianting Tian <xianting_tian@....com>, mst@...hat.com,
        jasowang@...hat.com, stefanha@...hat.com, jejb@...ux.ibm.com,
        martin.petersen@...cle.com
Cc:     virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: virtio_scsi: remove unnecessary condition check

On 09/07/20 16:46, Xianting Tian wrote:
> kmem_cache_destroy can correctly handle null pointer parameter,
> so there is no need to check if the parameter is null before
> calling kmem_cache_destroy.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xianting Tian <xianting_tian@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
> index bfec84a..5bc288f 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c
> @@ -1007,10 +1007,8 @@ static int __init init(void)
>  		mempool_destroy(virtscsi_cmd_pool);
>  		virtscsi_cmd_pool = NULL;
>  	}
> -	if (virtscsi_cmd_cache) {
> -		kmem_cache_destroy(virtscsi_cmd_cache);
> -		virtscsi_cmd_cache = NULL;
> -	}
> +	kmem_cache_destroy(virtscsi_cmd_cache);
> +	virtscsi_cmd_cache = NULL;
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> 

Acked-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>