From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 22:22:23 +0100 The kfree() 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/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c index b80af29..94ff216 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c +++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.c @@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ static void *mppe_alloc(unsigned char *options, int optlen) return (void *)state; out_free: - if (state->sha1_digest) - kfree(state->sha1_digest); + kfree(state->sha1_digest); if (state->sha1) crypto_free_hash(state->sha1); if (state->arc4) @@ -255,8 +254,7 @@ static void mppe_free(void *arg) { struct ppp_mppe_state *state = (struct ppp_mppe_state *) arg; if (state) { - if (state->sha1_digest) - kfree(state->sha1_digest); + kfree(state->sha1_digest); if (state->sha1) crypto_free_hash(state->sha1); if (state->arc4) -- 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