From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 11:28:43 +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/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c index 1147e1e..6d08b8c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c @@ -5129,8 +5129,7 @@ static int adap_init0(struct adapter *adap) state, &reset); /* Cleaning up */ - if (fw != NULL) - release_firmware(fw); + release_firmware(fw); t4_free_mem(card_fw); if (ret < 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