netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] ionic: drop useless check of PCI driver data validity

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Message-ID: <bb9c5fdc-491a-03f6-2f67-083e375b8fc2@pensando.io>
Date:   Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:55:12 -0700
From:   Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>
To:     Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>, drivers@...sando.io,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ionic: drop useless check of PCI driver data
 validity

On 7/21/21 2:54 AM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> From: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>
>
> The driver core will call to .remove callback only if .probe succeeded
> and it will ensure that driver data has pointer to struct ionic.
>
> There is no need to check it again.
>
> Fixes: fbfb8031533c ("ionic: Add hardware init and device commands")
> Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>

Thanks,

Acked-by: Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>

> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c | 3 ---
>   1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
> index e4a5416adc80..505f605fa40b 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
> @@ -373,9 +373,6 @@ static void ionic_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
>   {
>   	struct ionic *ionic = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
>   
> -	if (!ionic)
> -		return;
> -
>   	del_timer_sync(&ionic->watchdog_timer);
>   
>   	if (ionic->lif) {