From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 18:28:33 +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/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c index 9cab54b..ac901e6 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c +++ b/drivers/staging/gdm72xx/gdm_wimax.c @@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static int gdm_wimax_close(struct net_device *dev) static void kdelete(void **buf) { - if (buf && *buf) { + if (buf) { kfree(*buf); *buf = NULL; } -- 2.2.2 -- 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