linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: libfc: remove unnecessary assertion on ep variable

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Message-ID: <yq18sn7c22a.fsf@oracle.com>
Date:   Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:45:17 -0500
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Aditya Pakki <pakki001@....edu>
Cc:     kjlu@....edu, "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Allison Randal <allison@...utok.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "Matthew Wilcox \(Oracle\)" <willy@...radead.org>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, target-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: libfc: remove unnecessary assertion on ep variable


Aditya,

> In ft_recv_write_data(), the pointer ep is dereferenced first and
> then asserts for NULL. The patch removes the unnecessary assertion.

Applied to 5.6/scsi-queue, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering