RE: [PATCH] PM / devfreq: remove redundant null pointer check before kfree

From: MyungJoo Ham
Date: Wed Sep 26 2018 - 22:30:21 EST


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> kfree has taken the null pointer into account. hence it is safe
> to remove the redundant null pointer check before kfree.
>
> Signed-off-by: zhong jiang <zhongjiang@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: MyungJoo Ham <myungjoo.ham@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
> index 4c49bb1..c37021d 100644
> --- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
> @@ -675,8 +675,7 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
> device_unregister(&devfreq->dev);
> devfreq = NULL;
> err_dev:
> - if (devfreq)
> - kfree(devfreq);
> + kfree(devfreq);
> err_out:
> return ERR_PTR(err);
> }
> --
> 1.7.12.4

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