From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> 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> @disable is_null@ identifier f; expression E; identifier fld; statement S; @@ + if (E == NULL) S f(...,E->fld,...); - if (E == NULL) S @@ identifier f; expression E; identifier fld; statement S; @@ + if (!E) S f(...,E->fld,...); - if (!E) S // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c index 3a00ff0..5c8db77 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c +++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/usbduxfast.c @@ -1671,15 +1671,15 @@ static int usbduxfast_detach(comedi_device * dev) { usbduxfastsub_t *usbduxfastsub_tmp; -#ifdef CONFIG_COMEDI_DEBUG - printk("comedi%d: usbduxfast: detach usb device\n", dev->minor); -#endif - if (!dev) { printk("comedi?: usbduxfast: detach without dev variable...\n"); return -EFAULT; } +#ifdef CONFIG_COMEDI_DEBUG + printk("comedi%d: usbduxfast: detach usb device\n", dev->minor); +#endif + usbduxfastsub_tmp = dev->private; if (!usbduxfastsub_tmp) { printk("comedi?: usbduxfast: detach without ptr to usbduxfastsub[]\n"); -- 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