linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] regulator: wm831x-dcdc: Use pointer after NULL check

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Date:	Thu, 2 Jul 2015 11:18:49 +0100
From:	Charles Keepax <ckeepax@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To:	Maninder Singh <maninder1.s@...sung.com>
Cc:	lgirdwood@...il.com, broonie@...nel.org,
	patches@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	pankaj.m@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] regulator: wm831x-dcdc: Use pointer after NULL check

On Thu, Jul 02, 2015 at 01:27:09PM +0530, Maninder Singh wrote:
> pdata is used before NULL check, so it looks misleading.
> If pdata validation is required then we have to
> first check for pdata validation, then calculate id,
> and then second check for pdata->dcdc[id].
> 
> and it is better to use !pointer than (pointer == NULL)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maninder Singh <maninder1.s@...sung.com>
> ---

The patch basically looks fine, but it feels a bit like needless
churn. The current code is perfectly correct and feels clear
enough to me.

Thanks,
Charles
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