From: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx> If the NULL test is necessary, the initialization involving a dereference of the tested value should be moved after the NULL test. The sematic patch that fixes this problem is as follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/) // <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.Lawall@xxxxxxx> --- arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci.c index be3cfc5..928e97b 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci.c @@ -287,12 +287,13 @@ static int pnv_pci_read_config(struct pci_bus *bus, int where, int size, u32 *val) { struct pci_controller *hose = pci_bus_to_host(bus); - struct pnv_phb *phb = hose->private_data; + struct pnv_phb *phb; u32 bdfn = (((uint64_t)bus->number) << 8) | devfn; s64 rc; if (hose == NULL) return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND; + phb = hose->private_data; switch (size) { case 1: { @@ -331,11 +332,12 @@ static int pnv_pci_write_config(struct pci_bus *bus, int where, int size, u32 val) { struct pci_controller *hose = pci_bus_to_host(bus); - struct pnv_phb *phb = hose->private_data; + struct pnv_phb *phb; u32 bdfn = (((uint64_t)bus->number) << 8) | devfn; if (hose == NULL) return PCIBIOS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND; + phb = hose->private_data; cfg_dbg("pnv_pci_write_config bus: %x devfn: %x +%x/%x -> %08x\n", bus->number, devfn, where, size, val); -- 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