Re: [PATCH] pwm: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "of_node_put"

From: Thierry Reding
Date: Tue Feb 03 2015 - 06:58:10 EST


On Tue, Feb 03, 2015 at 11:58:29AM +0100, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 11:54:28 +0100
>
> The of_node_put() 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/pwm/core.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
> index 966497d..810aef3 100644
> --- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
> @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void of_pwmchip_add(struct pwm_chip *chip)
>
> static void of_pwmchip_remove(struct pwm_chip *chip)
> {
> - if (chip->dev && chip->dev->of_node)
> + if (chip->dev)
> of_node_put(chip->dev->of_node);
> }
>

Applied, thanks.

Thierry

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