Subject: [PATCH] net: brcm80211: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "release_firmware"

From: SF Markus Elfring <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 08:58:26 +0100

From: Markus Elfring <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 08:48:23 +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/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
index 4248f3c..33afb9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
@@ -449,8 +449,7 @@ static void brcmf_fw_request_nvram_done(const struct firmware *fw, void *ctx)
 
 	if (raw_nvram)
 		bcm47xx_nvram_release_contents(data);
-	if (fw)
-		release_firmware(fw);
+	release_firmware(fw);
 	if (!nvram && !(fwctx->flags & BRCMF_FW_REQ_NV_OPTIONAL))
 		goto fail;
 
-- 
2.6.2