This patch removes the null test on dvb. dvb is initialized at the beginning of the function to &port->dvb. Since port is dereferenced prior to the null test, port must be a valid pointer, and &port->dvb cannot be null. The following Coccinelle script is used for detecting the change: @r@ expression e,f; identifier g,y; statement S1,S2; @@ *e = &f->g <+... f->y ...+> *if (e != NULL || ...) S1 else S2 Signed-off-by: Himangi Saraogi <himangi774@xxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-dvb.c | 32 ++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-dvb.c b/drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-dvb.c index 5c5cc3e..16ae715 100644 --- a/drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-dvb.c +++ b/drivers/media/pci/saa7164/saa7164-dvb.c @@ -242,16 +242,14 @@ static int saa7164_dvb_start_feed(struct dvb_demux_feed *feed) if (!demux->dmx.frontend) return -EINVAL; - if (dvb) { - mutex_lock(&dvb->lock); - if (dvb->feeding++ == 0) { - /* Start transport */ - ret = saa7164_dvb_start_port(port); - } - mutex_unlock(&dvb->lock); - dprintk(DBGLVL_DVB, "%s(port=%d) now feeding = %d\n", - __func__, port->nr, dvb->feeding); + mutex_lock(&dvb->lock); + if (dvb->feeding++ == 0) { + /* Start transport */ + ret = saa7164_dvb_start_port(port); } + mutex_unlock(&dvb->lock); + dprintk(DBGLVL_DVB, "%s(port=%d) now feeding = %d\n", + __func__, port->nr, dvb->feeding); return ret; } @@ -266,16 +264,14 @@ static int saa7164_dvb_stop_feed(struct dvb_demux_feed *feed) dprintk(DBGLVL_DVB, "%s(port=%d)\n", __func__, port->nr); - if (dvb) { - mutex_lock(&dvb->lock); - if (--dvb->feeding == 0) { - /* Stop transport */ - ret = saa7164_dvb_stop_streaming(port); - } - mutex_unlock(&dvb->lock); - dprintk(DBGLVL_DVB, "%s(port=%d) now feeding = %d\n", - __func__, port->nr, dvb->feeding); + mutex_lock(&dvb->lock); + if (--dvb->feeding == 0) { + /* Stop transport */ + ret = saa7164_dvb_stop_streaming(port); } + mutex_unlock(&dvb->lock); + dprintk(DBGLVL_DVB, "%s(port=%d) now feeding = %d\n", + __func__, port->nr, dvb->feeding); return ret; } -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html