From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:33:17 +0100 The release_firmware() 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> --- drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c index 0a235fe..732cb6f 100644 --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c @@ -254,8 +254,7 @@ static void *edid_load(struct drm_connector *connector, const char *name, name, connector_name); out: - if (fw) - release_firmware(fw); + release_firmware(fw); return edid; } -- 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