Since the debugfs_create_dir() never returns a null pointer, checking the return value for a null pointer is redundant, Remove this check since debugfs_create_file can handle IS_ERR pointers. Signed-off-by: Li Zetao <lizetao1@xxxxxxxxxx> --- v2 -> v3: Drop the redundant variable d and assign it directly v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240907034400.3693797-2-lizetao1@xxxxxxxxxx/ v1 -> v2: Remove this check since debugfs_create_file can handle IS_ERR pointers. v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240903143607.2004802-2-lizetao1@xxxxxxxxxx/ drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-debugfs.c | 9 +-------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-debugfs.c b/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-debugfs.c index 73990e469df9..d14ba271db50 100644 --- a/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-debugfs.c +++ b/drivers/media/common/siano/smsdvb-debugfs.c @@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ void smsdvb_debugfs_release(struct smsdvb_client_t *client) void smsdvb_debugfs_register(void) { - struct dentry *d; - /* * FIXME: This was written to debug Siano USB devices. So, it creates * the debugfs node under <debugfs>/usb. @@ -410,12 +408,7 @@ void smsdvb_debugfs_register(void) * node for sdio-based boards, but this may need some logic at sdio * subsystem. */ - d = debugfs_create_dir("smsdvb", usb_debug_root); - if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(d)) { - pr_err("Couldn't create sysfs node for smsdvb\n"); - return; - } - smsdvb_debugfs_usb_root = d; + smsdvb_debugfs_usb_root = debugfs_create_dir("smsdvb", usb_debug_root); } void smsdvb_debugfs_unregister(void) -- 2.34.1