# Re: orinoco: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "kfree"

- From: Kalle Valo \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-02-06 06:51:10 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/02/4426709
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-wireless/2015/02/4425583/t.md

```text

> From: Markus Elfring <redacted>
> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 19:53:11 +0100
> 
> The kfree() 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 <redacted>

Thanks, applied to wireless-drivers-next.git.

Kalle Valo
```