netdev - [PATCH net 1/3] qed: Fix static checker warning.

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Date:   Thu, 13 Oct 2016 22:57:01 +0300
From:   Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...iumnetworks.com>
To:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <arnd@...db.de>, <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
        Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...iumnetworks.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 1/3] qed: Fix static checker warning.

Smatch compains about qed_roce_ll2_tx() dereference
of the 'cdev' variable while testing its validity later.
As the validation checking is an over-kill [variable would always
be set], simply remove it.

Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Fixes: abd49676c707 ("qed: Add RoCE ll2 & GSI support")
Signed-off-by: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...iumnetworks.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
index 76831a3..c73638c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_roce.c
@@ -2809,11 +2809,6 @@ static int qed_roce_ll2_stop(struct qed_dev *cdev)
 	struct qed_roce_ll2_info *roce_ll2 = hwfn->ll2;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (!cdev) {
-		DP_ERR(cdev, "qed roce ll2 stop: invalid cdev\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (roce_ll2->handle == QED_LL2_UNUSED_HANDLE) {
 		DP_ERR(cdev, "qed roce ll2 stop: cannot stop an unused LL2\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2850,7 +2845,7 @@ static int qed_roce_ll2_tx(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 	int rc;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!cdev || !pkt || !params) {
+	if (!pkt || !params) {
 		DP_ERR(cdev,
 		       "roce ll2 tx: failed tx because one of the following is NULL - drv=%p, pkt=%p, params=%p\n",
 		       cdev, pkt, params);
-- 
1.9.3