The call netdev_{put, hold} of dev_{put, hold} will check NULL, so there is no need to check before using dev_{put, hold}, remove it to silence the warning: ./drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c:1518:2-10: WARNING: NULL check before dev_{put, hold} functions is not needed. Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Closes: https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=9361 Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c index d0871c46b8c5..a2fd9a84f877 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c @@ -1514,8 +1514,7 @@ struct net_device *mlx5_lag_get_roce_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev) } else { ndev = ldev->pf[MLX5_LAG_P1].netdev; } - if (ndev) - dev_hold(ndev); + dev_hold(ndev); unlock: spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lag_lock, flags); -- 2.20.1.7.g153144c