From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 22:45:02 +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/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c index a7bf359..1af783a 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c @@ -1261,9 +1261,7 @@ lpfc_bsg_hba_set_event(struct fc_bsg_job *job) return 0; /* call job done later */ job_error: - if (dd_data != NULL) - kfree(dd_data); - + kfree(dd_data); job->dd_data = NULL; return rc; } -- 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