+ char-mxser-remove-unnecessary-tty-test.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     char: mxser, remove unnecessary tty test
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     char-mxser-remove-unnecessary-tty-test.patch

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Subject: char: mxser, remove unnecessary tty test
From: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>

Stanse found unnecessary test in mxser_startup.

tty is dereferenced earlier, the test is superfluous. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 drivers/char/mxser.c |    3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff -puN drivers/char/mxser.c~char-mxser-remove-unnecessary-tty-test drivers/char/mxser.c
--- a/drivers/char/mxser.c~char-mxser-remove-unnecessary-tty-test
+++ a/drivers/char/mxser.c
@@ -905,8 +905,7 @@ static int mxser_startup(struct tty_stru
 	if (inb(info->ioaddr + UART_LSR) == 0xff) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&info->slock, flags);
 		if (capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
-			if (tty)
-				set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
+			set_bit(TTY_IO_ERROR, &tty->flags);
 			return 0;
 		} else
 			return -ENODEV;
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx are

char-vt_ioctl-fix-bkl-imbalance.patch
linux-next.patch
isdn-hisax-fix-lock-imbalance.patch
isdn-eicon-use-offsetof.patch
isdn-eicon-return-on-error.patch
qla2xxx-fix-null-ptr-dereference-in-fail-path-in-queue-create-code.patch
icom-converting-space-to-tabs.patch
cyclades-read-buffer-overflow.patch
serial167-fix-read-buffer-overflow.patch
cyclades-allow-overriding-isa-defaults-also-when-the-driver-is-built-in.patch
char-mxser-remove-unnecessary-tty-test.patch
reiser4.patch
fs-reiser4-add-parenths-around-x-y.patch

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