linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] drivers/rtc/rtc-bq32k.c: remove redundant check

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Date:	Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:41:38 +0200
From:	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Maninder Singh <maninder1.s@...sung.com>
Cc:	a.zummo@...ertech.it, rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pankaj.m@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] drivers/rtc/rtc-bq32k.c: remove redundant check

Hi,

On 08/07/2015 at 12:26:47 +0530, Maninder Singh wrote :
> removing below static analysis error:-

What tool did you use?

> (error) Possible null pointer dereference: client
> 
> if (!i2c_check_functionality(client->adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C))
> 							^^^^^^^
> Error comes beacause client is dereferenced before NULL check.
> So probabily NULL this check is not required.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maninder Singh <maninder1.s@...sung.com>
> ---
>  drivers/rtc/rtc-bq32k.c |    2 +-
Applied, to rtc-next.

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Alexandre Belloni, Free Electrons
Embedded Linux, Kernel and Android engineering
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