From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 16:32:15 +0100 The release_firmware() 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/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c index 6f1b9aa..581dfde 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c @@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ static int cw1200_load_firmware_cw1200(struct cw1200_common *priv) error: kfree(buf); - if (firmware) - release_firmware(firmware); + release_firmware(firmware); return ret; #undef APB_WRITE -- 2.2.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html