# Re: \[PATCH\] fbdev: geocode: remove unneeded NULL check

- From: Tomi Valkeinen \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-01-05 12:58:05 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2015/01/4402719
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2014/12/4401370/t.md

```text
On 31/12/14 08:55, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> the check for info is not required as we are checking it immediately
> after gx1fb_init_fbinfo() and returnig -ENOMEM if it is NULL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee <redacted>
> ---
>  drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gx1fb_core.c | 6 ++----
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gx1fb_core.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gx1fb_core.c
> index 2794ba1..9bee874 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gx1fb_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/geode/gx1fb_core.c
> @@ -374,10 +374,8 @@ static int gx1fb_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
>  		release_mem_region(gx1_gx_base() + 0x8300, 0x100);
>  	}
>  
> -	if (info) {
> -		fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
> -		framebuffer_release(info);
> -	}
> +	fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
> +	framebuffer_release(info);
>  
>  	return ret;
>  }
> 

Thanks, queued for 3.20.

 Tomi


```

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