# \[PATCH net-next\] net/mlx5: remove NULL check before dev\_{put, hold}

- From: \<hidden\>
- Date: 2022-11-30 07:41:49 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2022/11/2025035
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2022/11/2025035/t.md

```text
From: zhang songyi <redacted>

The call netdev_{put, hold} of dev_{put, hold} will check NULL,
so there is no need to check before using dev_{put, hold}.

Fix the following coccicheck warning:
/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c:1450:2-10:
WARNING:
WARNING  NULL check before dev_{put, hold} functions is not needed.

Signed-off-by: zhang songyi <redacted>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
index 32c3e0a649a7..6ab3a6b6dd8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/lag/lag.c
@@ -1448,8 +1448,7 @@ struct net_device *mlx5_lag_get_roce_netdev(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
        } else {
                ndev = ldev->pf[MLX5_LAG_P1].netdev;
        }
-       if (ndev)
-               dev_hold(ndev);
+       dev_hold(ndev);

 unlock:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lag_lock, flags);
--
2.25.1
```