Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:56:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:55:59 -0400 Received: from panic.ohr.gatech.edu ([130.207.47.194]:29412 "HELO havoc.gtf.org") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:55:55 -0400 Message-ID: <3B5DFD21.4C9CD01F@mandrakesoft.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:56:33 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik Organization: MandrakeSoft X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.7 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Evan Parker Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mc@cs.stanford.edu Subject: Re: [CHECKER] null-deref errors for 2.4.7 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-kernel-outgoing Thanks. Note that the null check in some of these cases is superfluous, and the null check can be removed, instead of fixing the code to not de-ref before the check. -- Jeff Garzik | "I use Mandrake Linux for the same reason I turn Building 1024 | the light switch on and off 17 times before leaving MandrakeSoft | the room.... If I don't my family will die." | -- slashdot.org comment - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/