Re: [PATCH v3 net-next] net: rnpgbe: Delete a null pointer check in rnpgbe_rm_adapter()

On Fri, Jul 17, 2026 at 10:38:32AM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:

From: Markus Elfring <redacted>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:20:15 +0200

The check for the pointer “mucse” was identified as redundant because
the relevant address information was preserved according to calls of
the functions “pci_set_drvdata” and “pci_get_drvdata”.
Thus remove it.

This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.

See also:
Reconsidering pointer dereferences before null pointer checks (with SmPL)
2023-04-09
https://lore.kernel.org/cocci/1a11455f-ab57-dce0-1677-6beb8492a257@web.de/ (local)
https://sympa.inria.fr/sympa/arc/cocci/2023-04/msg00021.html

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <redacted>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>

    Andrew