Date:   Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:17:52 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
To:     Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@gmail.com>
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        Zhigang Shi <Zhigang.Shi@liteon.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] iio: light: Add gain-time-scale helpers
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On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 03:59:03PM +0200, Matti Vaittinen wrote:
> On 3/13/23 15:25, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 02:47:45PM +0200, Matti Vaittinen wrote:
> > > On 3/6/23 14:52, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 11:17:15AM +0200, Matti Vaittinen wrote:

...

> > > > > +	if (ret && gts->avail_all_scales_table)
> > > > 
> > > > In one case you commented that free(NULL) is okay, in the other, you add
> > > > a duplicative check. Why?
> > > 
> > > Sorry but what do you mean by dublicative check?
> > > 
> > > Usually I avoid the kfree(NULL). That's why I commented on it in that
> > > another case where it was not explicitly disallowed. I'll change that for v4
> > > to avoid kfree(NULL) as you suggested.
> > 
> > So, and with it you put now a double check for NULL, do you think it's okay?
> > I don't.
> 
> I don't see the double check. I see only one check just above the kfree()?
> Where is the other check?

	if (... gts->avail_all_scales_table)

is a double to one, which is inside kfree(). I.o.w. kfree() is NULL-aware
and you know that.

> > > > > +		kfree(gts->avail_all_scales_table);

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko