From: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx> In each case, if the NULL test is necessary, then the dereference should be moved below the NULL test. The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows: (http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/) // <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@xxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c | 3 ++- 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c index 98bc25c..7d1dac6 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c @@ -5581,11 +5581,12 @@ static inline bool ath9k_hw_run_init_cals(struct ath_hal *ah, struct ath9k_channel ichan; bool isCalDone; struct hal_cal_list *currCal = ahp->ah_cal_list_curr; - const struct hal_percal_data *calData = currCal->calData; + const struct hal_percal_data *calData; int i; if (currCal == NULL) return false; + calData = currCal->calData; ichan.CalValid = 0; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html