linux-kernel - [PATCH] staging: gasket Fix comparison with Null

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Date:   Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:11:14 +0530
From:   mayanksuman@...e.com
To:     rspringer@...gle.com, toddpoynor@...gle.com, benchan@...omium.org,
        rcy@...gle.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Mayank Suman <mayanksuman@...e.com>
Subject: [PATCH] staging: gasket Fix comparison with Null

From: Mayank Suman <mayanksuman@...e.com>

Comparison with NULL is redundant 
as pointer will evaluate to true if is non-NULL.
The change was suggested by checkpatch.pl.

Signed-off-by: Mayank Suman <mayanksuman@...e.com>
---
 drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c
index af26bc9f1..c5658fdf4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gasket/gasket_sysfs.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int gasket_sysfs_create_entries(struct device *device,
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&mapping->mutex);
-	for (i = 0; attrs[i].attr.attr.name != NULL; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; attrs[i].attr.attr.name; i++) {
 		if (mapping->attribute_count == GASKET_SYSFS_MAX_NODES) {
 			dev_err(device,
 				"Maximum number of sysfs nodes reached for device\n");
-- 
2.30.0