Re: [PATCH 08/14] Big kfree NULL check cleanup - drivers/media

[Manu Abraham <manu@linuxtv.org>]

Jesper Juhl wrote:

> This is the drivers/media/ part of the big kfree cleanup patch.
>
> Remove pointless checks for NULL prior to calling kfree() in drivers/media/.
>
>
> Sorry about the long Cc: list, but I wanted to make sure I included everyone
> who's code I've changed with this patch.
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
> ---
>
> Please see the initial announcement mail on LKML with subject
> "[PATCH 00/14] Big kfree NULL check cleanup"
> for additional details.
>
>
>  

> --- linux-2.6.14-rc4-orig/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dst.c	2005-10-11 22:41:09.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux-2.6.14-rc4/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/dst.c	2005-10-13 10:30:01.000000000 +0200
> @@ -1331,9 +1331,7 @@ struct dst_state *dst_attach(struct dst_
> {
> 	/* check if the ASIC is there */
> 	if (dst_probe(state) < 0) {
> -		if (state)
> -			kfree(state);
> -
> +		kfree(state);
> 		return NULL;
> 	}
> 	/* determine settings based on type */
> @@ -1349,9 +1347,7 @@ struct dst_state *dst_attach(struct dst_
> 		break;
> 	default:
> 		dprintk(verbose, DST_ERROR, 1, "unknown DST type. please report to the LinuxTV.org DVB mailinglist.");
> -		if (state)
> -			kfree(state);
> -
> +		kfree(state);
> 		return NULL;
> 	}
>
>  


Acked-by : Manu Abraham <manu@linuxtv.org>

Thanks,
Manu

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