[2.6 patch] dvb_frontend_ioctl(): fix check-after-use

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Mon Jul 30 2007 - 18:29:36 EST


The Coverity checker spotted that we have already oops'ed if "fe" was NULL.

Since "fe" being NULL seems impossible at this point this patch removes
the NULL check.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx>

---
--- linux-2.6.23-rc1-mm1/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c.old 2007-07-29 21:41:56.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.23-rc1-mm1/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb_frontend.c 2007-07-29 21:42:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -706,11 +706,11 @@ static int dvb_frontend_ioctl(struct ino
struct dvb_frontend_private *fepriv = fe->frontend_priv;
int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;

dprintk ("%s\n", __FUNCTION__);

- if (!fe || fepriv->exit)
+ if (fepriv->exit)
return -ENODEV;

if ((file->f_flags & O_ACCMODE) == O_RDONLY &&
(_IOC_DIR(cmd) != _IOC_READ || cmd == FE_GET_EVENT ||
cmd == FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY))

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