[PATCH 1/1] IDE: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "module_put"

SF Markus Elfring
2014-11-21T19:26:46Z

From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 20:22:32 +0100

The module_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/ide/ide.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 2ce6268..e29b02c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ void ide_device_put(ide_drive_t *drive)
struct device *host_dev = drive->hwif->host->dev[0];
struct module *module = host_dev ? host_dev->driver->owner : NULL;

- if (module)
- module_put(module);
+ module_put(module);
#endif
put_device(&drive->gendev);
}
--
2.1.3