From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 17:58:00 +0100 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> --- net/dsa/dsa.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c index 1eba07f..045d776 100644 --- a/net/dsa/dsa.c +++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c @@ -671,8 +671,7 @@ static void dsa_of_free_platform_data(struct dsa_platform_data *pd) kfree(pd->chip[i].rtable); /* Drop our reference to the MDIO bus device */ - if (pd->chip[i].host_dev) - put_device(pd->chip[i].host_dev); + put_device(pd->chip[i].host_dev); } kfree(pd->chip); } -- 2.6.2 -- 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