Re: [PATCH] bcache: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "kobject_put"

[SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>]

> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:25:39 +0100
> 
> The kobject_put() function tests whether its argument is NULL and then
> returns immediately. Thus the test around the call is not needed.
> 
> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> ---
>  drivers/md/bcache/super.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
> index d4713d0..1443c55 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
> @@ -2076,8 +2076,7 @@ static void bcache_exit(void)
>  {
>  	bch_debug_exit();
>  	bch_request_exit();
> -	if (bcache_kobj)
> -		kobject_put(bcache_kobj);
> +	kobject_put(bcache_kobj);
>  	if (bcache_wq)
>  		destroy_workqueue(bcache_wq);
>  	if (bcache_major)
> 

Would you like to integrate this update suggestion
into another source code repository?

Regards,
Markus