No need to compare return value with 0. In case of non-zero return value, the if condition will be true. This makes intent a bit more clear to the reader. "if (x) then", compared to "if (x is not zero) then". Signed-off-by: Saiyam Doshi <saiyamdoshi.in@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c index edc1ea68db20..847cb0c522d0 100644 --- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c +++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c @@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static irqreturn_t lineevent_irq_thread(int irq, void *p) } ret = kfifo_put(&le->events, ge); - if (ret != 0) + if (ret) wake_up_poll(&le->wait, EPOLLIN); return IRQ_HANDLED; -- 2.20.1