From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:42:19 +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> --- v2: Rebased on source files from "Linux next-20160719" drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c index d6950e0..4a48c06 100644 --- a/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c +++ b/drivers/xen/xen-scsiback.c @@ -627,8 +627,7 @@ static void scsiback_device_action(struct vscsibk_pend *pending_req, transport_generic_free_cmd(&pending_req->se_cmd, 1); return; err: - if (tmr) - kfree(tmr); + kfree(tmr); scsiback_do_resp_with_sense(NULL, err, 0, pending_req); } -- 2.9.2 -- 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