From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 19:55:00 +0100 The kfree_skb() function tests whether its argument is NULL and then returns immediately. Thus the test around the calls is not needed. This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/ipv6/af_inet6.c | 7 ++----- net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c | 3 +-- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c index 44bb66b..4cd9259 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c +++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c @@ -416,12 +416,9 @@ void inet6_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk) /* Release rx options */ skb = xchg(&np->pktoptions, NULL); - if (skb) - kfree_skb(skb); - + kfree_skb(skb); skb = xchg(&np->rxpmtu, NULL); - if (skb) - kfree_skb(skb); + kfree_skb(skb); /* Free flowlabels */ fl6_free_socklist(sk); diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c index d5efeb8..dbc013b 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c +++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c @@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ static unsigned int nf_hashfn(const struct inet_frag_queue *q) static void nf_skb_free(struct sk_buff *skb) { - if (NFCT_FRAG6_CB(skb)->orig) - kfree_skb(NFCT_FRAG6_CB(skb)->orig); + kfree_skb(NFCT_FRAG6_CB(skb)->orig); } static void nf_ct_frag6_expire(unsigned long data) -- 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