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

From: SF Markus Elfring <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 17:47:27 +0100

From: Markus Elfring <[email-masked]>
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 <[email-masked]>
---
 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