Since you use "SF Markus Elfring", this patch should start with: From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> We don't care that you used a sourceforge.net address. Or has SF another meaning? On Sun, 2014-11-02 at 20:42 +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote: > The sym_calc_value() function tests whether its argument is NULL and then > returns immediately. Thus the test around the call is not needed. > > This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Side note: I guess the coccinelle script you use just skips cases like if (sym) { sym_calc_value(sym); do_foo_bar(): } Or did you filter those manually? > Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > scripts/kconfig/confdata.c | 6 ++---- > scripts/kconfig/symbol.c | 3 +-- > 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c > index f88d90f..3073cb6 100644 > --- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c > +++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c > @@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ int conf_read_simple(const char *name, int def) > goto load; > sym_add_change_count(1); > if (!sym_defconfig_list) { > - if (modules_sym) > - sym_calc_value(modules_sym); > + sym_calc_value(modules_sym); > return 1; > } > > @@ -399,8 +398,7 @@ setsym: > free(line); > fclose(in); > > - if (modules_sym) > - sym_calc_value(modules_sym); > + sym_calc_value(modules_sym); > return 0; > } > > diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c > index 7caabdb..3f7797b 100644 > --- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c > +++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c > @@ -447,8 +447,7 @@ void sym_clear_all_valid(void) > for_all_symbols(i, sym) > sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_VALID; > sym_add_change_count(1); > - if (modules_sym) > - sym_calc_value(modules_sym); > + sym_calc_value(modules_sym); > } > > void sym_set_changed(struct symbol *sym) Please resend with Acked-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@xxxxxxxxxx> added. Paul Bolle -- 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