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SubjectRe: [PATCH 6/12] drivers/platform/x86: Correct redundant test
On Wed, 29 Jul 2009, Jonathan Woithe wrote:

> Hi Julia
>
> > > > Julia Lawall wrote:
> > > > > [...]
> > > > > ---
> > > > > drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c | 3 ---
> > > > > 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c
> > > > > index 218b9a1..5306901 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c
> > > > > @@ -745,9 +745,6 @@ static int acpi_fujitsu_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
> > > > >
> > > > > fujitsu = acpi_driver_data(device);
> > > > >
> > > > > - if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
> > > > > - return -EINVAL;
> > > > > -
> > > >
> > > > Shouldn't this still do a:
> > > >
> > > > if (!fujitsu)
> > > > return -EINVAL;
> > > >
> > > > to avoid dereferencing a NULL pointer below?
> > >
> > > Hmm, yes it should. Well spotted. And I'm not certain how the duplicate
> > > test on "device" got in there in the first place. I suspect it came about
> > > due to some structural changes made a few versions ago and I failed to
> > > notice that the second check became redundant.
> >
> > If you are going to check fujitsu afterwards, then I think there is no
> > need to test the result of acpi_driver_data before.
>
> Yes, of course. I'll wake up soon, promise!
>
> So we're left with this.

Looks fine now, thanks.
julia


> Signed-off-by: jwoithe@physics.adelaide.edu.au <Jonathan Woithe>
>
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c 2009-06-12 19:51:45.333234000 +0930
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/fujitsu-laptop.c 2009-07-29 12:10:11.504901871 +0930
> @@ -740,12 +740,12 @@ static int acpi_fujitsu_remove(struct ac
> {
> struct fujitsu_t *fujitsu = NULL;
>
> - if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
> + if (!device)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> fujitsu = acpi_driver_data(device);
>
> - if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
> + if (!fujitsu)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> fujitsu->acpi_handle = NULL;
>
>
> Regards
> jonathan
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