netdev - [PATCH 07/26] qlogic, netxen: get rid of a redundant test for NULL before call to release

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1204092214360.13925@swampdragon.chaosbits.net>
Date:	Mon, 9 Apr 2012 22:50:31 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	trivial@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>,
	Sony Chacko <sony.chacko@...gic.com>
Subject: [PATCH 07/26] qlogic, netxen: get rid of a redundant test for NULL
 before call to release_firmware()

Since release_firmware() deals gracefully with being passed a NULL
pointer there is no reason to test explicitly before calling the
function.

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c |    3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index 718b274..1fb149c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -1261,8 +1261,7 @@ next:
 void
 netxen_release_firmware(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (adapter->fw)
-		release_firmware(adapter->fw);
+	release_firmware(adapter->fw);
 	adapter->fw = NULL;
 }
 
-- 
1.7.10


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