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> --- drivers/block/swim3.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/block/swim3.c b/drivers/block/swim3.c index 89ddab1..ffecfef 100644 --- a/drivers/block/swim3.c +++ b/drivers/block/swim3.c @@ -1090,10 +1090,11 @@ static const struct block_device_operations floppy_fops = { static void swim3_mb_event(struct macio_dev* mdev, int mb_state) { struct floppy_state *fs = macio_get_drvdata(mdev); - struct swim3 __iomem *sw = fs->swim3; + struct swim3 __iomem *sw; if (!fs) return; + sw = fs->swim3; if (mb_state != MB_FD) return; -- 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