| Message ID | 20200926174558.9436-1-alex.dewar90@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | wl3501_cs: Remove unnecessary NULL check | expand |
Alex Dewar <alex.dewar90@gmail.com> wrote: > In wl3501_detach(), link->priv is checked for a NULL value before being > passed to free_netdev(). However, it cannot be NULL at this point as it > has already been passed to other functions, so just remove the check. > > Addresses-Coverity: CID 710499: Null pointer dereferences (REVERSE_INULL) > Signed-off-by: Alex Dewar <alex.dewar90@gmail.com> Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks. 1d2a85382282 wl3501_cs: Remove unnecessary NULL check
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c index 4e7a2140649b..026e88b80bfc 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c @@ -1433,9 +1433,7 @@ static void wl3501_detach(struct pcmcia_device *link) wl3501_release(link); unregister_netdev(dev); - - if (link->priv) - free_netdev(link->priv); + free_netdev(dev); } static int wl3501_get_name(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *info,
In wl3501_detach(), link->priv is checked for a NULL value before being passed to free_netdev(). However, it cannot be NULL at this point as it has already been passed to other functions, so just remove the check. Addresses-Coverity: CID 710499: Null pointer dereferences (REVERSE_INULL) Signed-off-by: Alex Dewar <alex.dewar90@gmail.com> --- drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)