Re: [PATCH][RESEND] Semi-pointless NULL test in uli526x driver
From: Kyle McMartin
Date: Sat Aug 04 2007 - 17:15:17 EST
On Sat, Aug 04, 2007 at 08:32:12PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> I don't think dev_id can ever actually be NULL, so the whole block
> inside "if (!dev) {" could probably just go away. But I guess
> there's a good reason someone put that ULI526X_DBUG() in there - and
> if 'dev_id' /can/ actually be NULL then it's nice to have and in
> that case this patch actually fixes a possible crash (hence the
> version number update).
It *can* be null, in the case of another handler being registered on the
same irq number, passing NULL for the cookie.
Ack. Will apply.
Regards,
Kyle
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