From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> If the NULL test on jack is needed, then the derefernce should be after the NULL test. A simplified version of the semantic match that detects this problem is as follows (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/): // <smpl> @match exists@ expression x, E; identifier fld; @@ * x->fld ... when != \(x = E\|&x\) * x == NULL // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- sound/soc/soc-jack.c | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-jack.c b/sound/soc/soc-jack.c index 1d455ab..1212414 100644 --- a/sound/soc/soc-jack.c +++ b/sound/soc/soc-jack.c @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_jack_new); */ void snd_soc_jack_report(struct snd_soc_jack *jack, int status, int mask) { - struct snd_soc_codec *codec = jack->card->codec; + struct snd_soc_codec *codec; struct snd_soc_jack_pin *pin; int enable; int oldstatus; @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void snd_soc_jack_report(struct snd_soc_jack *jack, int status, int mask) WARN_ON_ONCE(!jack); return; } + codec = jack->card->codec; mutex_lock(&codec->mutex); -- 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