Re: [PATCH] bcache: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "kobject_put"

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Wed Jul 08 2015 - 13:48:28 EST


> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:25:39 +0100
>
> The kobject_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/md/bcache/super.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
> index d4713d0..1443c55 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
> @@ -2076,8 +2076,7 @@ static void bcache_exit(void)
> {
> bch_debug_exit();
> bch_request_exit();
> - if (bcache_kobj)
> - kobject_put(bcache_kobj);
> + kobject_put(bcache_kobj);
> if (bcache_wq)
> destroy_workqueue(bcache_wq);
> if (bcache_major)
>

Would you like to integrate this update suggestion
into another source code repository?

Regards,
Markus
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