[PATCH] hamradio: Delete unnecessary checks before the macro call âdev_kfree_skbâ

From: Markus Elfring
Date: Wed Aug 21 2019 - 16:00:50 EST


From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:48:46 +0200

The dev_kfree_skb() function performs also input parameter validation.
Thus the test around the shown calls is not needed.

This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c | 3 +--
drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c | 3 +--
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
index 9303aeb2595f..4476491b58f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
@@ -961,8 +961,7 @@ static int epp_close(struct net_device *dev)
parport_write_control(pp, 0); /* reset the adapter */
parport_release(bc->pdev);
parport_unregister_device(bc->pdev);
- if (bc->skb)
- dev_kfree_skb(bc->skb);
+ dev_kfree_skb(bc->skb);
bc->skb = NULL;
printk(KERN_INFO "%s: close epp at iobase 0x%lx irq %u\n",
bc_drvname, dev->base_addr, dev->irq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
index c6f83e0df0a3..df495b5595f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/hdlcdrv.c
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ static int hdlcdrv_close(struct net_device *dev)

if (s->ops && s->ops->close)
i = s->ops->close(dev);
- if (s->skb)
- dev_kfree_skb(s->skb);
+ dev_kfree_skb(s->skb);
s->skb = NULL;
s->opened = 0;
return i;
--
2.23.0