Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: core: remove null check before vfree

From: Kari Argillander
Date: Sat Aug 28 2021 - 15:47:42 EST


On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 09:30:14PM +0200, Michael Straube wrote:
> On 8/28/21 21:20, Michael Straube wrote:
> > On 8/28/21 19:54, Saurav Girepunje wrote:
> > > Remove NULL check. NULL check before freeing function is not needed.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Saurav Girepunje <saurav.girepunje@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >   drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c | 4 +---
> > >   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> > > b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> > > index f6dffed53a60..4726771a8403 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_sta_mgt.c
> > > @@ -155,9 +155,7 @@ u32    _rtw_free_sta_priv(struct    sta_priv
> > > *pstapriv)
> > >           spin_unlock_bh(&pstapriv->sta_hash_lock);
> > >           /*===============================*/
> > >
> > > -        if (pstapriv->pallocated_stainfo_buf)
> > > -            vfree(pstapriv->pallocated_stainfo_buf);
> > > -        }
> > > +        vfree(pstapriv->pallocated_stainfo_buf);
> > >
> > >       return _SUCCESS;
> > >   }
> > > --
> > > 2.32.0
> > >
> >
> > Acked-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michael
>
> Whoops, I missed that you removed the } that belongs to the enclosing if
> block. Probably because it is not properly indented in the original
> code.

Easy to miss because that bracket is in wrong place in first place.

Michael can you now on even build test before sending. Thanks.

>
> Best regards,
> Michael
>