'req' is already dereferenced in 'struct rpc_xprt *xprt = req->rq_xprt;', but check again later in the function. The patch removes these redundant checks. Signed-off-by: Jinqiu Yang <crindy646@xxxxxxxxx> --- xprt.c | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/sunrpt/xprt.c b/net/sunrpt/xprt.c --- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c 2011-03-16 00:10:08.764164573 -0400 +++ b/net/sunrpt/xprt.c 2011-03-16 02:33:38.559164414 -0400 @@ -202,10 +202,8 @@ int xprt_reserve_xprt(struct rpc_task *t goto out_sleep; } xprt->snd_task = task; - if (req) { - req->rq_bytes_sent = 0; - req->rq_ntrans++; - } + req->rq_bytes_sent = 0; + req->rq_ntrans++; return 1; out_sleep: @@ -213,7 +211,7 @@ out_sleep: task->tk_pid, xprt); task->tk_timeout = 0; task->tk_status = -EAGAIN; - if (req && req->rq_ntrans) + if (req->rq_ntrans) rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->resend, task, NULL); else rpc_sleep_on(&xprt->sending, task, NULL); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html