try_module_get(NULL) is true, so there is no need to check owner being NULL. Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/char_dev.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c index 950b6919fb87..6ba032442b39 100644 --- a/fs/char_dev.c +++ b/fs/char_dev.c @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static struct kobject *cdev_get(struct cdev *p) struct module *owner = p->owner; struct kobject *kobj; - if (owner && !try_module_get(owner)) + if (!try_module_get(owner)) return NULL; kobj = kobject_get_unless_zero(&p->kobj); if (!kobj) -- 2.42.0
