Re: [PATCH] net/mlx5: Lag, Remove NULL check before dev_{put, hold}

[Tariq Toukan <ttoukan.linux@gmail.com>]

On 19/06/2024 6:53, Jiapeng Chong wrote:
> The call netdev_{put, hold} of dev_{put, hold} will check NULL, so there
> is no need to check before using dev_{put, hold}, remove it to silence
> the warning:
> 
> ./drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c:1518:2-10: WARNING: NULL check before dev_{put, hold} functions is not needed.
> 
> Reported-by: Abaci Robot <abaci@linux.alibaba.com>
> Closes: https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=9361
> Signed-off-by: Jiapeng Chong <jiapeng.chong@linux.alibaba.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c | 3 +--
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
> index d0871c46b8c5..a2fd9a84f877 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
> @@ -1514,8 +1514,7 @@ struct net_device *mlx5_lag_get_roce_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
>   	} else {
>   		ndev = ldev->pf[MLX5_LAG_P1].netdev;
>   	}
> -	if (ndev)
> -		dev_hold(ndev);
> +	dev_hold(ndev);
>   
>   unlock:
>   	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lag_lock, flags);

Reviewed-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
Thanks.