[PATCH 1/2] CW1200: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "release_firmware"

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Wed Feb 04 2015 - 11:47:46 EST


From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 16:32:15 +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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c
index 6f1b9aa..581dfde 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cw1200/fwio.c
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ static int cw1200_load_firmware_cw1200(struct cw1200_common *priv)

error:
kfree(buf);
- if (firmware)
- release_firmware(firmware);
+ release_firmware(firmware);
return ret;

#undef APB_WRITE
--
2.2.2

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