Re: [PATCH] io_uring: Remove redundant NULL check before kfree

[Jens Axboe]

On 6/2/22 1:18 AM, cgel.zte@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
> index 1fc0166d9133..d1fe967f2343 100644
> --- a/fs/io_uring.c
> +++ b/fs/io_uring.c
> @@ -4445,8 +4445,7 @@ static int io_read(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
>  	kiocb_done(req, ret, issue_flags);
>  out_free:
>  	/* it's faster to check here then delegate to kfree */
> -	if (iovec)
> -		kfree(iovec);
> +	kfree(iovec);
>  	return 0;
>  }

There is _literally_ a comment right above your change that explains why
this is there. Please read surrounding code, at least.

-- 
Jens Axboe