From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 11:48:26 +0100 The put_device() 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/base/core.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c index 97e2baf..9c6536f 100644 --- a/drivers/base/core.c +++ b/drivers/base/core.c @@ -1095,8 +1095,7 @@ done: kobject_del(&dev->kobj); Error: cleanup_device_parent(dev); - if (parent) - put_device(parent); + put_device(parent); name_error: kfree(dev->p); dev->p = 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
