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[PATCH] ixp4xx_hss: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call "dma_pool_destroy"

From: SF Markus Elfring <hidden>
Date: 2015-11-16 12:36:43
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Subsystem: arm/intel ixp4xx arm architecture, networking drivers, the rest · Maintainers: Linus Walleij, Imre Kaloz, Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds

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From: Markus Elfring <redacted>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:30:37 +0100

The dma_pool_destroy() 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>
---
 drivers/net/wan/ixp4xx_hss.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/ixp4xx_hss.c b/drivers/net/wan/ixp4xx_hss.c
index e7bbdb7..0d2593a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/ixp4xx_hss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/ixp4xx_hss.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ static void destroy_hdlc_queues(struct port *port)
 		port->desc_tab = NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (!ports_open && dma_pool) {
+	if (!ports_open) {
 		dma_pool_destroy(dma_pool);
 		dma_pool = NULL;
 	}
-- 
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