Re: [PATCH] usbusx2yaudio: kfree(NULL) is valid

From: Takashi Iwai
Date: Mon May 14 2007 - 05:34:32 EST


At Sat, 12 May 2007 20:29:20 +0200 (MEST),
Richard Knutsson wrote:
>
> if (!x) kfree(x); is not needed since kfree(NULL) is valid.
>
> Signed-off-by: Richard Knutsson <ricknu-0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Compile-tested with all(yes|mod|no)config on x86(|_64) & sparc(|64)
> Diffed against Linus' git-tree.

Thanks, merged to ALSA tree now.


Takashi

>
>
> diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c
> index 0a352e4..48e9aa3 100644
> --- a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c
> +++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c
> @@ -935,10 +935,9 @@ static struct snd_pcm_ops snd_usX2Y_pcm_ops =
> */
> static void usX2Y_audio_stream_free(struct snd_usX2Y_substream **usX2Y_substream)
> {
> - if (NULL != usX2Y_substream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK]) {
> - kfree(usX2Y_substream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK]);
> - usX2Y_substream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK] = NULL;
> - }
> + kfree(usX2Y_substream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK]);
> + usX2Y_substream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK] = NULL;
> +
> kfree(usX2Y_substream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE]);
> usX2Y_substream[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE] = NULL;
> }
>
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