If oui were a null variable then vic_provinfo_alloc() would leak memory. But this function is only called from one place and oui is not null so I removed the check. I also moved the memory allocation down a line so it was easier to spot. (No one ever reads variable declarations). Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/vnic_vic.c b/drivers/net/enic/vnic_vic.c index d769772..0a35085 100644 --- a/drivers/net/enic/vnic_vic.c +++ b/drivers/net/enic/vnic_vic.c @@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ struct vic_provinfo *vic_provinfo_alloc(gfp_t flags, u8 *oui, u8 type) { - struct vic_provinfo *vp = kzalloc(VIC_PROVINFO_MAX_DATA, flags); + struct vic_provinfo *vp; - if (!vp || !oui) + vp = kzalloc(VIC_PROVINFO_MAX_DATA, flags); + if (!vp) return NULL; memcpy(vp->oui, oui, sizeof(vp->oui)); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html