[PATCH 1/1] video: uvesafb: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "uvesafb_free"

SF Markus Elfring
2014-11-23T10:11:57Z

From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 11:00:26 +0100

The uvesafb_free() 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/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
index 509d452..f718627 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/uvesafb.c
@@ -1219,8 +1219,7 @@ static int uvesafb_release(struct fb_info *info, int user)
uvesafb_vbe_state_restore(par, par->vbe_state_orig);
out:
atomic_dec(&par->ref_count);
- if (task)
- uvesafb_free(task);
+ uvesafb_free(task);
return 0;
}

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