This check does nothing because the state at this point in the code because the rcu_torture_writer_state value is guaranteed to instead be RTWS_REPLACE. This commit therefore removes this check. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c index 050f4d0a987ff..236bd6b57277f 100644 --- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c +++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c @@ -1314,8 +1314,7 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg) if (cur_ops->get_gp_state && cur_ops->poll_gp_state) { idx = cur_ops->readlock(); cookie = cur_ops->get_gp_state(); - WARN_ONCE(rcu_torture_writer_state != RTWS_DEF_FREE && - cur_ops->poll_gp_state(cookie), + WARN_ONCE(cur_ops->poll_gp_state(cookie), "%s: Cookie check 1 failed %s(%d) %lu->%lu\n", __func__, rcu_torture_writer_state_getname(), -- 2.31.1.189.g2e36527f23