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@diku.dk>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
{
struct sixpack *sp = sp_get(tty);
- struct net_device *dev = sp->dev;
+ struct net_device *dev;
unsigned int tmp, err;
if (!sp)
return -ENXIO;
+ dev = sp->dev;
switch(cmd) {
case SIOCGIFNAME: