[PATCH] net: brcm80211: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "release_firmware"

SF Markus Elfring
2015-11-06T07:58:47Z

From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 08:48:23 +0100

The release_firmware() 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/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
index 4248f3c..33afb9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
@@ -449,8 +449,7 @@ static void brcmf_fw_request_nvram_done(const struct firmware *fw, void *ctx)

if (raw_nvram)
bcm47xx_nvram_release_contents(data);
- if (fw)
- release_firmware(fw);
+ release_firmware(fw);
if (!nvram && !(fwctx->flags & BRCMF_FW_REQ_NV_OPTIONAL))
goto fail;

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2.6.2