[PATCH] mac802154: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "kfree_skb"

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Sat Nov 14 2015 - 14:28:44 EST


From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 20:22:41 +0100

The kfree_skb() 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>
---
net/mac802154/rx.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/mac802154/rx.c b/net/mac802154/rx.c
index 42e9672..446e130 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/rx.c
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ __ieee802154_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee802154_local *local,
break;
}

- if (skb)
- kfree_skb(skb);
+ kfree_skb(skb);
}

static void
--
2.6.2

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