fixmem32 is assigned to address of res->data member so the address is always valid Actually since we are not checking for res != NULL static analyzing is complaining about referencing the pointer and consequent check for null. The code snippet looks confusing also for human eyes. Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/char/hpet.c | 2 -- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c index 448ce5e..c8f4329 100644 --- a/drivers/char/hpet.c +++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c @@ -971,8 +971,6 @@ static acpi_status hpet_resources(struct acpi_resource *res, void *data) struct acpi_resource_fixed_memory32 *fixmem32; fixmem32 = &res->data.fixed_memory32; - if (!fixmem32) - return AE_NO_MEMORY; hdp->hd_phys_address = fixmem32->address; hdp->hd_address = ioremap(fixmem32->address, -- 1.8.3.1 -- 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
