netdev - [PATCH net-next 2/2] bonding: remove NULL verification from bond_get_bond_by

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Date:	Wed, 21 May 2014 17:42:01 +0200
From:	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>,
	Jay Vosburgh <j.vosburgh@...il.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 2/2] bonding: remove NULL verification from bond_get_bond_by_slave()

Every caller relies on the result being the actual bond, so this
verification just masks the real problem.

CC: Jay Vosburgh <j.vosburgh@...il.com>
CC: Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
Signed-off-by: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index 44334b3d..dfc3779 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@ static inline struct slave *bond_get_slave_by_dev(struct bonding *bond,
 
 static inline struct bonding *bond_get_bond_by_slave(struct slave *slave)
 {
-	if (!slave || !slave->bond)
-		return NULL;
 	return slave->bond;
 }
 
-- 
1.8.4

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