netdev - Re: [2.6 patch] drivers/net/acenic.c: fix check-after-use

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:37:25 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
CC:	jes@...ined-monkey.org, linux-acenic@...site.dk,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] drivers/net/acenic.c: fix check-after-use

Adrian Bunk wrote:
> The Coverity checker noted that we've already dereferenced "dev" when we 
> check whether it's NULL.
> 
> Since it's impossible that "dev" is NULL at this place this patch 
> removes the NULL check.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>

applied


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