linux-kernel - [PATCH] mmc: atmel: don't test host->data

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Date:	Tue,  6 May 2014 17:43:26 +0200
From:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Chris Ball <chris@...ntf.net>
Cc:	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	Ludovic Desroches <ludovic.desroches@...el.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
Subject: [PATCH] mmc: atmel: don't test host->data

Found using smatch:
drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c:827 atmci_pdc_complete() warn: variable
dereferenced before check 'host->data' (see line 807)

Stop testing host->data as it is not NULL at that point.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
---
 drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c | 13 +++----------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
index 42706ea0ba85..aece7cafbb97 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/atmel-mci.c
@@ -820,16 +820,9 @@ static void atmci_pdc_complete(struct atmel_mci *host)
 
 	atmci_pdc_cleanup(host);
 
-	/*
-	 * If the card was removed, data will be NULL. No point trying
-	 * to send the stop command or waiting for NBUSY in this case.
-	 */
-	if (host->data) {
-		dev_dbg(&host->pdev->dev,
-		        "(%s) set pending xfer complete\n", __func__);
-		atmci_set_pending(host, EVENT_XFER_COMPLETE);
-		tasklet_schedule(&host->tasklet);
-	}
+	dev_dbg(&host->pdev->dev, "(%s) set pending xfer complete\n", __func__);
+	atmci_set_pending(host, EVENT_XFER_COMPLETE);
+	tasklet_schedule(&host->tasklet);
 }
 
 static void atmci_dma_cleanup(struct atmel_mci *host)
-- 
1.9.1

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