The remove callback is only called after probe completed successfully. In this case platform_set_drvdata() was called with a non-NULL argument and so dd is never NULL. This is a preparation for making platform remove callbacks return void. Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c b/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c index 4b37dc69a50c..655a7f5a406a 100644 --- a/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c +++ b/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c @@ -2197,8 +2197,7 @@ static int omap_sham_remove(struct platform_device *pdev) int i, j; dd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev); - if (!dd) - return -ENODEV; + spin_lock_bh(&sham.lock); list_del(&dd->list); spin_unlock_bh(&sham.lock); -- 2.36.1
