From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 18:00:40 +0200 The consume_skb() function performs also input parameter validation. Thus the test around the call is not needed. This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/core/skmsg.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/core/skmsg.c b/net/core/skmsg.c index 6832eeb4b785..cf390e0aa73d 100644 --- a/net/core/skmsg.c +++ b/net/core/skmsg.c @@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ static int __sk_msg_free(struct sock *sk, struct sk_msg *msg, u32 i, sk_msg_check_to_free(msg, i, msg->sg.size); sge = sk_msg_elem(msg, i); } - if (msg->skb) - consume_skb(msg->skb); + consume_skb(msg->skb); sk_msg_init(msg); return freed; } -- 2.23.0