From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> hlist_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,E1,E2; statement S,S1,S2; @@ I(x,...) { <... - (x != NULL) && E ...> } // </smpl> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> --- fs/dlm/lowcomms.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c index c0d35c6..37a34c2 100644 --- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c +++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static struct connection *assoc2con(int assoc_id) for (i = 0 ; i < CONN_HASH_SIZE; i++) { hlist_for_each_entry(con, h, &connection_hash[i], list) { - if (con && con->sctp_assoc == assoc_id) { + if (con->sctp_assoc == assoc_id) { mutex_unlock(&connections_lock); return con; } -- 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