[PATCH] [media] sp2: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "kfree"

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Tue Feb 03 2015 - 09:11:42 EST


From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 15:05:26 +0100

The kfree() 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/media/dvb-frontends/sp2.c | 5 +----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/sp2.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/sp2.c
index cc1ef96..8fd4276 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/sp2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/sp2.c
@@ -413,11 +413,8 @@ static int sp2_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
struct sp2 *s = i2c_get_clientdata(client);

dev_dbg(&client->dev, "\n");
-
sp2_exit(client);
- if (s != NULL)
- kfree(s);
-
+ kfree(s);
return 0;
}

--
2.2.2

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