The original code set "str_info->decode_ibuf" to NULL so the kfree() is no-op. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> --- This is a static checker thing. I don't have the hardware to test this myself so please check it carefully. diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream_encoded.c b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream_encoded.c index d4e94f1..09993d6 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream_encoded.c +++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intel_sst_stream_encoded.c @@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ finish: dbufs->output_bytes_produced = total_output; str_info->status = str_info->prev; str_info->prev = STREAM_DECODE; - str_info->decode_ibuf = NULL; kfree(str_info->decode_ibuf); + str_info->decode_ibuf = NULL; return retval; } -- 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