file->private_data can never be null after calling initiate_cifs_search. So private null check condition is not needed. Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon <namjae.jeon@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ashish Sangwan <a.sangwan@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/cifs/readdir.c | 4 ---- 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/cifs/readdir.c b/fs/cifs/readdir.c index d116ca8..8eaf20a 100644 --- a/fs/cifs/readdir.c +++ b/fs/cifs/readdir.c @@ -794,10 +794,6 @@ int cifs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx) if it before then restart search if after then keep searching till find it */ - if (file->private_data == NULL) { - rc = -EINVAL; - goto rddir2_exit; - } cifsFile = file->private_data; if (cifsFile->srch_inf.endOfSearch) { if (cifsFile->srch_inf.emptyDir) { -- 1.7.11-rc0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-cifs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html