linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/10] scsi: fix integer as NULL pointer warnings

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Date:	Thu, 1 May 2008 00:29:41 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/10] scsi: fix integer as NULL pointer warnings

> -				if (tw_dev->srb[request_id] != 0) {
> +				if (tw_dev->srb[request_id]) {

For pointers we should use == NULL or != NULL.

Removing the comparison removes the warning but it doesn't replace it
with any useful typechecking as can be doing with NULL set as (void *)0.

This is thus a backward step.

Alan
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