From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 12:40:54 +0100 The pci_dev_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> --- arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore_snbep.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore_snbep.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore_snbep.c index 21af6149e..12d9548 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore_snbep.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore_snbep.c @@ -1132,8 +1132,7 @@ static int snbep_pci2phy_map_init(int devid) } } - if (ubox_dev) - pci_dev_put(ubox_dev); + pci_dev_put(ubox_dev); return err ? pcibios_err_to_errno(err) : 0; } -- 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