From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 16:33:09 +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/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c index 5a45937..888998a 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c +++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c @@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ static void uea_load_page_e1(struct work_struct *work) int i; /* reload firmware when reboot start and it's loaded already */ - if (ovl == 0 && pageno == 0 && sc->dsp_firm) { + if (ovl == 0 && pageno == 0) { release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm); sc->dsp_firm = NULL; } @@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ static void uea_load_page_e4(struct work_struct *work) uea_dbg(INS_TO_USBDEV(sc), "sending DSP page %u\n", pageno); /* reload firmware when reboot start and it's loaded already */ - if (pageno == 0 && sc->dsp_firm) { + if (pageno == 0) { release_firmware(sc->dsp_firm); sc->dsp_firm = 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