From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 08:04:43 +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/batman-adv/main.c | 2 +- net/batman-adv/network-coding.c | 4 +--- net/batman-adv/send.c | 3 +-- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c index d7f17c1..9e9b8f6 100644 --- a/net/batman-adv/main.c +++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c @@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ void batadv_tvlv_unicast_send(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u8 *src, ret = true; out: - if (skb && !ret) + if (!ret) kfree_skb(skb); if (orig_node) batadv_orig_node_free_ref(orig_node); diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c index f5276be..c98b0ab 100644 --- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c +++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c @@ -244,9 +244,7 @@ static void batadv_nc_path_free_ref(struct batadv_nc_path *nc_path) */ static void batadv_nc_packet_free(struct batadv_nc_packet *nc_packet) { - if (nc_packet->skb) - kfree_skb(nc_packet->skb); - + kfree_skb(nc_packet->skb); batadv_nc_path_free_ref(nc_packet->nc_path); kfree(nc_packet); } diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c index f664324..782fa33 100644 --- a/net/batman-adv/send.c +++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c @@ -407,8 +407,7 @@ void batadv_schedule_bat_ogm(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface) static void batadv_forw_packet_free(struct batadv_forw_packet *forw_packet) { - if (forw_packet->skb) - kfree_skb(forw_packet->skb); + kfree_skb(forw_packet->skb); if (forw_packet->if_incoming) batadv_hardif_free_ref(forw_packet->if_incoming); if (forw_packet->if_outgoing) -- 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