From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> list_for_each_entry binds its first argument to a non-null value, and thus any null test on the value of that argument is superfluous. The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <smpl> @@ iterator I; expression x,E; @@ I(x,...) { <... - (x != NULL) && E ...> } // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/spi/orion_spi.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/spi/orion_spi.c b/drivers/spi/orion_spi.c index 3aea50d..0b677dc 100644 --- a/drivers/spi/orion_spi.c +++ b/drivers/spi/orion_spi.c @@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static int orion_spi_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *m) goto msg_rejected; } - if ((t != NULL) && t->bits_per_word) + if (t->bits_per_word) bits_per_word = t->bits_per_word; if ((bits_per_word != 8) && (bits_per_word != 16)) { @@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static int orion_spi_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *m) goto msg_rejected; } /*make sure buffer length is even when working in 16 bit mode*/ - if ((t != NULL) && (t->bits_per_word == 16) && (t->len & 1)) { + if ((t->bits_per_word == 16) && (t->len & 1)) { dev_err(&spi->dev, "message rejected : " "odd data length (%d) while in 16 bit mode\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