From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 14:59:04 +0200 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/serial/mxuport.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mxuport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mxuport.c index 460a406..92f7aee 100644 --- a/drivers/usb/serial/mxuport.c +++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mxuport.c @@ -1101,8 +1101,7 @@ static int mxuport_probe(struct usb_serial *serial, */ usb_set_serial_data(serial, (void *)id->driver_info); out: - if (fw_p) - release_firmware(fw_p); + release_firmware(fw_p); return err; } -- 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