Re: [PATCH] net/mlx4_en: Remove the redundant NULL check for the 'my_ets' object

From: Tariq Toukan
Date: Wed Apr 02 2025 - 13:36:24 EST




On 01/04/2025 9:15, Ваторопин Андрей wrote:
From: Andrey Vatoropin <a.vatoropin@xxxxxxx>

Static analysis shows that pointer "my_ets" cannot be NULL because it
points to the object "struct ieee_ets".

Remove the extra NULL check. It is meaningless and harms the readability
of the code.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Signed-off-by: Andrey Vatoropin <a.vatoropin@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c | 3 ---
1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
index 752a72499b4f..be80da03a594 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_dcb_nl.c
@@ -290,9 +290,6 @@ static int mlx4_en_dcbnl_ieee_getets(struct net_device *dev,
struct mlx4_en_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
struct ieee_ets *my_ets = &priv->ets;
- if (!my_ets)
- return -EINVAL;
-
ets->ets_cap = IEEE_8021QAZ_MAX_TCS;
ets->cbs = my_ets->cbs;
memcpy(ets->tc_tx_bw, my_ets->tc_tx_bw, sizeof(ets->tc_tx_bw));

Thanks for your patch.
You can add my tag when you resend, once the submission window opens.

Reviewed-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxx>