From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:57:14 +0100 The key_put() 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> --- security/keys/process_keys.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/security/keys/process_keys.c b/security/keys/process_keys.c index 0cf8a13..ce00e11 100644 --- a/security/keys/process_keys.c +++ b/security/keys/process_keys.c @@ -242,8 +242,7 @@ int install_session_keyring_to_cred(struct cred *cred, struct key *keyring) old = cred->session_keyring; rcu_assign_pointer(cred->session_keyring, keyring); - if (old) - key_put(old); + key_put(old); 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
