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. Signed-off-by: jwoithe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <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 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html