From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 14:46:28 +0100 The iput() 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. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c index 33ff6a2..ec002c0 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c @@ -552,8 +552,7 @@ error: return ret; fail_address_parse: - if (inode) - iput(inode); + iput(inode); pr_info("Failed to parse address or file.\n"); -- 2.1.3 -- 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