netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/1] net/sched: act_ct: Remove redundant ct get and check

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Date:   Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:05:32 +0300
From:   Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>
To:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Paul Blakey <paulb@...dia.com>, Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/1] net/sched: act_ct: Remove redundant ct get and check

The assignment is not being used and redundant.
The check for null is redundant as nf_conntrack_put() also
checks this.

Signed-off-by: Roi Dayan <roid@...dia.com>
Reviewed-by: Paul Blakey <paulb@...dia.com>
---
 net/sched/act_ct.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/sched/act_ct.c b/net/sched/act_ct.c
index 16e888a9601d..65e9ffe6cf7d 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_ct.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_ct.c
@@ -990,9 +990,7 @@ static int tcf_ct_act(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct tc_action *a,
 
 		/* Associate skb with specified zone. */
 		if (tmpl) {
-			ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
-			if (skb_nfct(skb))
-				nf_conntrack_put(skb_nfct(skb));
+			nf_conntrack_put(skb_nfct(skb));
 			nf_conntrack_get(&tmpl->ct_general);
 			nf_ct_set(skb, tmpl, IP_CT_NEW);
 		}
-- 
2.26.2