Subject: [PATCH] net: sctp: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "kfree"

From: SF Markus Elfring <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:15:59 +0100

From: Markus Elfring <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:10:03 +0100

The kfree() 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 <[email-masked]>
---
 net/sctp/associola.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c
index f791edd..3c2aefc 100644
--- a/net/sctp/associola.c
+++ b/net/sctp/associola.c
@@ -391,8 +391,7 @@ void sctp_association_free(struct sctp_association *asoc)
 	sctp_asconf_queue_teardown(asoc);
 
 	/* Free pending address space being deleted */
-	if (asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending != NULL)
-		kfree(asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending);
+	kfree(asoc->asconf_addr_del_pending);
 
 	/* AUTH - Free the endpoint shared keys */
 	sctp_auth_destroy_keys(&asoc->endpoint_shared_keys);
-- 
2.2.2