From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 15:50:44 +0100 The usb_put_dev() 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/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c index 633caf6..022dc00 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/sisusbvga/sisusb.c @@ -2472,8 +2472,7 @@ sisusb_delete(struct kref *kref) if (!sisusb) return; - if (sisusb->sisusb_dev) - usb_put_dev(sisusb->sisusb_dev); + usb_put_dev(sisusb->sisusb_dev); sisusb->sisusb_dev = NULL; sisusb_free_buffers(sisusb); -- 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