RE: [PATCH] HID: hyperv: NULL check before some freeing functions is not needed.

[Michael Kelley]

From: Lucas Tanure <tanure@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 29, 2020 9:30 AM
> 
> Fix below warnings reported by coccicheck:
> drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c:197:2-7: WARNING: NULL check before some freeing functions is
> not needed.
> drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c:211:2-7: WARNING: NULL check before some freeing functions is
> not needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lucas Tanure <tanure@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c b/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c
> index dddfca555df9..0b6ee1dee625 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c
> @@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ static void mousevsc_on_receive_device_info(struct mousevsc_dev
> *input_device,
>  		goto cleanup;
> 
>  	/* The pointer is not NULL when we resume from hibernation */
> -	if (input_device->hid_desc != NULL)
> -		kfree(input_device->hid_desc);
> +	kfree(input_device->hid_desc);
>  	input_device->hid_desc = kmemdup(desc, desc->bLength, GFP_ATOMIC);
> 
>  	if (!input_device->hid_desc)
> @@ -207,8 +206,7 @@ static void mousevsc_on_receive_device_info(struct mousevsc_dev
> *input_device,
>  	}
> 
>  	/* The pointer is not NULL when we resume from hibernation */
> -	if (input_device->report_desc != NULL)
> -		kfree(input_device->report_desc);
> +	kfree(input_device->report_desc);
>  	input_device->report_desc = kzalloc(input_device->report_desc_size,
>  					  GFP_ATOMIC);
> 
> --
> 2.25.1