# \[PATCH\] skbuff: remove pointless conditional before kfree\_skb()

- From: Wei Yongjun \<hidden\>
- Date: 2012-08-28 13:10:11 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/08/10902789
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/08/10902789/t.md

```text
From: Wei Yongjun <redacted>

Remove pointless conditional before kfree_skb().

Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <redacted>
---
 include/linux/skbuff.h | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 7632c87..0b846d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -2464,8 +2464,7 @@ static inline void nf_conntrack_get_reasm(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 static inline void nf_conntrack_put_reasm(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if (skb)
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+	kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER
```