From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:38:14 +0100 The free_arg() 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> --- tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c index b502344..78debaf 100644 --- a/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c +++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/parse-filter.c @@ -1237,8 +1237,7 @@ filter_event(struct event_filter *filter, struct event_format *event, if (filter_type == NULL) return PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED; - if (filter_type->filter) - free_arg(filter_type->filter); + free_arg(filter_type->filter); filter_type->filter = arg; return 0; -- 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