linux-kernel - [PATCH] net/mlx5e: Remove NULL check before dev

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Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 14:21:20 +0100
From: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@...il.com>
To: edumazet@...gle.com
Cc: kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] net/mlx5e: Remove NULL check before dev_{put, hold}

Coccinelle reports a warning

WARNING: NULL check before dev_{put, hold} functions is not needed

The reason is the call netdev_{put, hold} of dev_{put,hold} will check NULL
There is no need to check before using dev_{put, hold}

Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_tun.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_tun.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_tun.c
index 8dfb57f712b0..f23d7116e6d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_tun.c
@@ -68,16 +68,14 @@ static int get_route_and_out_devs(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 	 * while holding rcu read lock. Take the net_device for correctness
 	 * sake.
 	 */
-	if (uplink_upper)
-		dev_hold(uplink_upper);
+	dev_hold(uplink_upper);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	dst_is_lag_dev = (uplink_upper &&
 			  netif_is_lag_master(uplink_upper) &&
 			  real_dev == uplink_upper &&
 			  mlx5_lag_is_sriov(priv->mdev));
-	if (uplink_upper)
-		dev_put(uplink_upper);
+	dev_put(uplink_upper);
 
 	/* if the egress device isn't on the same HW e-switch or
 	 * it's a LAG device, use the uplink
-- 
2.43.2