We check that the struct vm_area_struct pointer vma is NULL and then dereference it a few lines below. The intent must have been to make sure that vma is not NULL and then to check the value from cpu_context() for the condition to be true. Signed-off-by: Emil Goode <emilgoode@xxxxxxxxx> --- v2: Updated the commit message with a better explanation. arch/mips/mm/tlb-r3k.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/tlb-r3k.c b/arch/mips/mm/tlb-r3k.c index d657493..6546758 100644 --- a/arch/mips/mm/tlb-r3k.c +++ b/arch/mips/mm/tlb-r3k.c @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void local_flush_tlb_page(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long page) { int cpu = smp_processor_id(); - if (!vma || cpu_context(cpu, vma->vm_mm) != 0) { + if (vma && cpu_context(cpu, vma->vm_mm) != 0) { unsigned long flags; int oldpid, newpid, idx; -- 1.7.10.4 -- 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