From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 17:43:48 +0200 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/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c index 0582b72..50ddfac 100644 --- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c +++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c @@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static int tce_iommu_attach_group(void *iommu_data, } unlock_exit: - if (ret && tcegrp) + if (ret) kfree(tcegrp); mutex_unlock(&container->lock); -- 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