From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 13:04:14 +0100 The release_firmware() function tests whether its argument is NULL and then return 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> --- sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c index 7646ba1..0ae568d 100644 --- a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c +++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c @@ -5368,8 +5368,7 @@ static int snd_hdsp_free(struct hdsp *hdsp) snd_hdsp_free_buffers(hdsp); - if (hdsp->firmware) - release_firmware(hdsp->firmware); + release_firmware(hdsp->firmware); vfree(hdsp->fw_uploaded); if (hdsp->iobase) -- 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