Re: net: rnpgbe: Pass an expression directly in rnpgbe_rm_adapter()

From: Markus Elfring

Date: Thu Jul 16 2026 - 05:50:27 EST


> In C writing if (!p) and if (p == NULL) are always equivalent but weirdly
> the NULL doesn't have to zero. It's part of the C FAQ.
> https://c-faq.com/null/machexamp.html It's just a bit of fun trivia that
> doesn't really matter unless you have a time machine. Even if you invented
> a time machine, the code here would still be fine because we have a NULL
> test before dereferencing the results of our pointer math.
Which expression evaluations would you interpret as pointer dereferences finally?
https://c-faq.com/sx1/

Regards,
Markus