From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> In each case, if the NULL test is necessary, then the dereference should be moved below the NULL test. The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows: (http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/) // <smpl> @@ type T; expression E; identifier i,fld; statement S; @@ - T i = E->fld; + T i; ... when != E when != i if (E == NULL) S + i = E->fld; // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c index 1eac03f..4dd85a5 100644 --- a/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c +++ b/drivers/isdn/hardware/mISDN/hfcmulti.c @@ -3607,7 +3607,7 @@ hfcm_bctrl(struct mISDNchannel *ch, u_int cmd, void *arg) static void ph_state_change(struct dchannel *dch) { - struct hfc_multi *hc = dch->hw; + struct hfc_multi *hc; int ch, i; if (!dch) { @@ -3615,6 +3615,7 @@ ph_state_change(struct dchannel *dch) __func__); return; } + hc = dch->hw; ch = dch->slot; if (hc->type == 1) { -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html