From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBD16C71122 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:02:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA02A20645 for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:02:43 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org BA02A20645 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=decadent.org.uk Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1729854AbeJNXoK (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:44:10 -0400 Received: from shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk ([88.96.1.126]:35729 "EHLO shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727164AbeJNXLp (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:11:45 -0400 Received: from [2a02:8011:400e:2:cbab:f00:c93f:614] (helo=deadeye) by shadbolt.decadent.org.uk with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gBiLY-0004cU-F8; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:30:24 +0100 Received: from ben by deadeye with local (Exim 4.91) (envelope-from ) id 1gBiLV-0000TV-UU; Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:30:21 +0100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Ben Hutchings To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org CC: akpm@linux-foundation.org, "Markus Elfring" , "Steven Rostedt" Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:25:41 +0100 Message-ID: X-Mailer: LinuxStableQueue (scripts by bwh) Subject: [PATCH 3.16 232/366] tracing: Deletion of an unnecessary check before iput() In-Reply-To: X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 2a02:8011:400e:2:cbab:f00:c93f:614 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: ben@decadent.org.uk X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No (on shadbolt.decadent.org.uk); SAEximRunCond expanded to false Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 3.16.60-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Markus Elfring commit 16a8ef2751801346f1f76a18685b2beb63cd170f upstream. The iput() 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. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/5468F875.7080907@users.sourceforge.net Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings --- kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) --- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c @@ -552,8 +552,7 @@ error: return ret; fail_address_parse: - if (inode) - iput(inode); + iput(inode); pr_info("Failed to parse address or file.\n");