From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: ipc/mqueue.c: delete an unnecessary check before the macro call dev_kfree_skb() dev_kfree_skb() input parameter validation, thus the test around the call is not needed. This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/07477187-63e5-cc80-34c1-32dd16b38e12@xxxxxx Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Manfred Spraul <manfred@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- ipc/mqueue.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/ipc/mqueue.c~ipc-mqueuec-delete-an-unnecessary-check-before-the-macro-call-dev_kfree_skb +++ a/ipc/mqueue.c @@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ out_fput: out: if (sock) netlink_detachskb(sock, nc); - else if (nc) + else dev_kfree_skb(nc); return ret; _