From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> A null check followed by a return is being performed already, so block is always non-null at the second check on block, hence we can remove this redundant null-check (Detected by PVS-Studio). Also re-work comment to clean up a check-patch warning. Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/lockd/svclock.c | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/lockd/svclock.c b/fs/lockd/svclock.c index 5581e020644b..3507c80d1d4b 100644 --- a/fs/lockd/svclock.c +++ b/fs/lockd/svclock.c @@ -870,15 +870,15 @@ nlmsvc_grant_reply(struct nlm_cookie *cookie, __be32 status) if (!(block = nlmsvc_find_block(cookie))) return; - if (block) { - if (status == nlm_lck_denied_grace_period) { - /* Try again in a couple of seconds */ - nlmsvc_insert_block(block, 10 * HZ); - } else { - /* Lock is now held by client, or has been rejected. - * In both cases, the block should be removed. */ - nlmsvc_unlink_block(block); - } + if (status == nlm_lck_denied_grace_period) { + /* Try again in a couple of seconds */ + nlmsvc_insert_block(block, 10 * HZ); + } else { + /* + * Lock is now held by client, or has been rejected. + * In both cases, the block should be removed. + */ + nlmsvc_unlink_block(block); } nlmsvc_release_block(block); } -- 2.11.0 -- 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