[PATCH 1/6] net: tap: remove redundant null pointer check before kfree_skb

From: zhong jiang
Date: Thu Sep 20 2018 - 05:50:26 EST


kfree_skb has taken the null pointer into account. hence it is safe
to remove the redundant null pointer check before kfree_skb.

Signed-off-by: zhong jiang <zhongjiang@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/tap.c | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/tap.c b/drivers/net/tap.c
index a4ab4a7..f03004f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap.c
@@ -830,8 +830,7 @@ static ssize_t tap_do_read(struct tap_queue *q,
ssize_t ret = 0;

if (!iov_iter_count(to)) {
- if (skb)
- kfree_skb(skb);
+ kfree_skb(skb);
return 0;
}

@@ -1236,8 +1235,7 @@ static int tap_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
struct sk_buff *skb = m->msg_control;
int ret;
if (flags & ~(MSG_DONTWAIT|MSG_TRUNC)) {
- if (skb)
- kfree_skb(skb);
+ kfree_skb(skb);
return -EINVAL;
}
ret = tap_do_read(q, &m->msg_iter, flags & MSG_DONTWAIT, skb);
--
1.7.12.4