From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 23:23:19 +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> --- fs/jbd/journal.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/jbd/journal.c b/fs/jbd/journal.c index 06fe11e..32fe03e 100644 --- a/fs/jbd/journal.c +++ b/fs/jbd/journal.c @@ -1373,8 +1373,7 @@ int journal_destroy(journal_t *journal) } mutex_unlock(&journal->j_checkpoint_mutex); - if (journal->j_inode) - iput(journal->j_inode); + iput(journal->j_inode); if (journal->j_revoke) journal_destroy_revoke(journal); kfree(journal->j_wbuf); -- 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