# Re: \[PATCH\] NetCP: Deletion of unnecessary checks before two function calls

- From: David Miller \<davem@davemloft.net\>
- Date: 2015-02-05 04:30:09 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/02/4425835
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/02/4424635/t.md

```text
From: SF Markus Elfring <redacted>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 20:22:23 +0100

> From: Markus Elfring <redacted>
> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 20:12:25 +0100
> 
> The functions cpsw_ale_destroy() and of_dev_put() test whether their argument
> is NULL and then return immediately. Thus the test around the call
> is not needed.
> 
> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <redacted>

Applied.
```