From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 22:23:48 +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/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c | 15 +++++---------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c index 10172a3..98a5ed1 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_core.c @@ -2200,8 +2200,7 @@ ahc_free_tstate(struct ahc_softc *ahc, u_int scsi_id, char channel, int force) if (channel == 'B') scsi_id += 8; tstate = ahc->enabled_targets[scsi_id]; - if (tstate != NULL) - kfree(tstate); + kfree(tstate); ahc->enabled_targets[scsi_id] = NULL; } #endif @@ -4482,8 +4481,7 @@ ahc_set_unit(struct ahc_softc *ahc, int unit) void ahc_set_name(struct ahc_softc *ahc, char *name) { - if (ahc->name != NULL) - kfree(ahc->name); + kfree(ahc->name); ahc->name = name; } @@ -4550,10 +4548,8 @@ ahc_free(struct ahc_softc *ahc) kfree(ahc->black_hole); } #endif - if (ahc->name != NULL) - kfree(ahc->name); - if (ahc->seep_config != NULL) - kfree(ahc->seep_config); + kfree(ahc->name); + kfree(ahc->seep_config); #ifndef __FreeBSD__ kfree(ahc); #endif @@ -4958,8 +4954,7 @@ ahc_fini_scbdata(struct ahc_softc *ahc) case 0: break; } - if (scb_data->scbarray != NULL) - kfree(scb_data->scbarray); + kfree(scb_data->scbarray); } static void -- 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