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

Arend van Spriel
2015-11-11T09:18:27Z

On 11/06/2015 08:58 AM, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> 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.

Acked-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
> 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;
>
>