From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 11:17:55 +0100 The kfree_skb() 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/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c index 4c41790..4de22b7 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c +++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c @@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ void i2400m_msg_to_dev_cancel_wait(struct i2400m *i2400m, int code) spin_lock_irqsave(&i2400m->rx_lock, flags); ack_skb = i2400m->ack_skb; - if (ack_skb && !IS_ERR(ack_skb)) + if (!IS_ERR(ack_skb)) kfree_skb(ack_skb); i2400m->ack_skb = ERR_PTR(code); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&i2400m->rx_lock, flags); -- 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