linux-kernel - Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH v2] staging: rtl8192e: fixed pointer error by adding '*'

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Message-ID: <YHGnlCrZgqjFTgTH@kroah.com>
Date:   Sat, 10 Apr 2021 15:26:44 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>
Cc:     Mitali Borkar <mitaliborkar810@...il.com>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com, mitali_s@...iitr.ac.in
Subject: Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH v2] staging: rtl8192e: fixed pointer
 error by adding '*'

On Sat, Apr 10, 2021 at 03:23:35PM +0200, Julia Lawall wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, 10 Apr 2021, Mitali Borkar wrote:
> 
> > Fixed Comparison to NULL can be written as '!...' by replacing it with
> > simpler form i.e. boolean expression. This makes code more readable
> > alternative.
> > Reported by checkpatch.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mitali Borkar <mitaliborkar810@...il.com>
> > ---
> > Changes from v1:- added pointer to the function, which was missed during
> > fixing v1.
> >
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c
> > index 4457c1acfbf6..78b5b4eaec5f 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c
> > @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ bool GetTs(struct rtllib_device *ieee, struct ts_common_info **ppTS,
> >  	}
> >
> >  	*ppTS = SearchAdmitTRStream(ieee, Addr, UP, TxRxSelect);
> > -	if (ppTS)
> > +	if (*ppTS)
> 
> This looks like a patch against your previous patch, and not against the
> original code.

That's fine as I already accepted the previous patch.

thanks,

greg k-h