From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:24:01 +0200 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/scsi/hosts.c | 4 +--- drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c | 4 +--- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c index 8bb173e..84c8565 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c @@ -336,9 +336,7 @@ static void scsi_host_dev_release(struct device *dev) } kfree(shost->shost_data); - - if (parent) - put_device(parent); + put_device(parent); kfree(shost); } diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c index 1ac38e7..9ed5391 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c @@ -425,9 +425,7 @@ static void scsi_device_dev_release_usercontext(struct work_struct *work) kfree(sdev->vpd_pg80); kfree(sdev->inquiry); kfree(sdev); - - if (parent) - put_device(parent); + put_device(parent); } static void scsi_device_dev_release(struct device *dev) -- 2.4.4 -- 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