> You removed the statement from "if (foo) kfree_fsm(foo);" so now it > prints a warning. > > drivers/s390/net/fsm.c Would it be better to continue the clarification of affected implementation details under the discussion topic "s390/net: Deletion of unnecessary checks before two function calls"? >> It is an usual software development challenge to decide on the best source code places >> where to put input parameter validation (and when it can be omitted), isn't it? > > No, it's not. You should just try to write the most readable software > you can instead of removing if statements because you can. Additional safety checks have also got an effect on source code readability, haven't they? Regards, Markus -- 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