static void ixj_fsk_free(IXJ *j)
 {
-       if(j->fskdata != NULL) {
-               kfree(j->fskdata);
-               j->fskdata = NULL;
-       }
+       kfree(j->fskdata);
+       j->fskdata = NULL;
 }
 
 static void ixj_fsk_alloc(IXJ *j)
                j->rec_mode = 7;
                break;
        default:
+               kfree(j->read_buffer);
                j->rec_frame_size = 0;
                j->rec_mode = -1;
-               if (j->read_buffer) {
-                       kfree(j->read_buffer);
-                       j->read_buffer = NULL;
-                       j->read_buffer_size = 0;
-               }
+               j->read_buffer = NULL;
+               j->read_buffer_size = 0;
                retval = 1;
                break;
        }
 
 static void ixj_record_stop(IXJ *j)
 {
-       if(ixjdebug & 0x0002)
+       if (ixjdebug & 0x0002)
                printk("IXJ %d Stopping Record Codec %d at %ld\n", j->board, j->rec_codec, jiffies);
 
-       if (j->read_buffer) {
-               kfree(j->read_buffer);
-               j->read_buffer = NULL;
-               j->read_buffer_size = 0;
-       }
+       kfree(j->read_buffer);
+       j->read_buffer = NULL;
+       j->read_buffer_size = 0;
        if (j->rec_mode > -1) {
                ixj_WriteDSPCommand(0x5120, j);
                j->rec_mode = -1;
                j->play_mode = 5;
                break;
        default:
+               kfree(j->write_buffer);
                j->play_frame_size = 0;
                j->play_mode = -1;
-               if (j->write_buffer) {
-                       kfree(j->write_buffer);
-                       j->write_buffer = NULL;
-                       j->write_buffer_size = 0;
-               }
+               j->write_buffer = NULL;
+               j->write_buffer_size = 0;
                retval = 1;
                break;
        }
 
 static void ixj_play_stop(IXJ *j)
 {
-       if(ixjdebug & 0x0002)
+       if (ixjdebug & 0x0002)
                printk("IXJ %d Stopping Play Codec %d at %ld\n", j->board, j->play_codec, jiffies);
 
-       if (j->write_buffer) {
-               kfree(j->write_buffer);
-               j->write_buffer = NULL;
-               j->write_buffer_size = 0;
-       }
+       kfree(j->write_buffer);
+       j->write_buffer = NULL;
+       j->write_buffer_size = 0;
        if (j->play_mode > -1) {
                ixj_WriteDSPCommand(0x5221, j); /* Stop playback and flush buffers.  8022 reference page 9-40 */
 
                ixj_play_tone(j, 0);
                j->tone_state = j->tone_cadence_state = 0;
                if (j->cadence_t) {
-                       if (j->cadence_t->ce) {
-                               kfree(j->cadence_t->ce);
-                       }
+                       kfree(j->cadence_t->ce);
                        kfree(j->cadence_t);
                        j->cadence_t = NULL;
                }
                                        printk(KERN_INFO "IXJ: Releasing XILINX address for /dev/phone%d\n", cnt);
                                release_region(j->XILINXbase, 4);
                        }
-                       if (j->read_buffer)
-                               kfree(j->read_buffer);
-                       if (j->write_buffer)
-                               kfree(j->write_buffer);
+                       kfree(j->read_buffer);
+                       kfree(j->write_buffer);
                        if (j->dev)
                                pnp_device_detach(j->dev);
                        if (ixjdebug & 0x0002)