linux-kernel - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] intel/i40e: delete if NULL check before dev_kfree

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Date:   Tue, 17 May 2022 07:07:30 +0000
From:   "G, GurucharanX" <gurucharanx.g@...el.com>
To:     Bernard Zhao <zhaojunkui2008@....com>,
        "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        "Nguyen, Anthony L" <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "bernard@...o.com" <bernard@...o.com>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] intel/i40e: delete if NULL check before
 dev_kfree_skb



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org> On Behalf Of
> Bernard Zhao
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 12:25 PM
> To: Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>; Nguyen, Anthony L
> <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>; David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>;
> Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>; Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>;
> intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; netdev@...r.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: bernard@...o.com; Bernard Zhao <zhaojunkui2008@....com>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] intel/i40e: delete if NULL check before
> dev_kfree_skb
> 
> dev_kfree_skb check if the input parameter NULL and do the right
> thing, there is no need to check again.
> This change is to cleanup the code a bit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bernard Zhao <zhaojunkui2008@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 

Tested-by: Gurucharan <gurucharanx.g@...el.com> (A Contingent worker at Intel)