From: Stephane Grosjean <s.grosjean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Since alloc_can_err_skb() puts NULL in cf in the case when skb cannot be allocated and can_change_state() handles the case when cf is NULL, the test on the nullity of skb is now unnecessary. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210929142111.55757-2-s.grosjean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Stephane Grosjean <s.grosjean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c index e206959b3d06..09029a3bad1a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c +++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c @@ -567,8 +567,7 @@ static int pcan_usb_fd_decode_status(struct pcan_usb_fd_if *usb_if, /* allocate an skb to store the error frame */ skb = alloc_can_err_skb(netdev, &cf); - if (skb) - can_change_state(netdev, cf, tx_state, rx_state); + can_change_state(netdev, cf, tx_state, rx_state); /* things must be done even in case of OOM */ if (new_state == CAN_STATE_BUS_OFF) -- 2.33.0