[PATCH] net/xfrm: Use an IS_ERR test rather than a NULL test

From: Julien Brunel
Date: Mon Sep 01 2008 - 04:53:51 EST


From: Julien Brunel <brunel@xxxxxxx>

In case of error, the function xfrm_bundle_create returns an ERR
pointer, but never returns a NULL pointer. So a NULL test that comes
after an IS_ERR test should be deleted.

The semantic match that finds this problem is as follows:
(http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/)

// <smpl>
@match_bad_null_test@
expression x, E;
statement S1,S2;
@@
x = xfrm_bundle_create(...)
... when != x = E
* if (x != NULL)
S1 else S2
// </smpl>

Signed-off-by: Julien Brunel <brunel@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx>

---
net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c | 6 ++----
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff -u -p a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -1731,8 +1731,7 @@ restart:
* We can't enlist stable bundles either.
*/
write_unlock_bh(&policy->lock);
- if (dst)
- dst_free(dst);
+ dst_free(dst);

if (pol_dead)
XFRM_INC_STATS(LINUX_MIB_XFRMOUTPOLDEAD);
@@ -1748,8 +1747,7 @@ restart:
err = xfrm_dst_update_origin(dst, fl);
if (unlikely(err)) {
write_unlock_bh(&policy->lock);
- if (dst)
- dst_free(dst);
+ dst_free(dst);
XFRM_INC_STATS(LINUX_MIB_XFRMOUTBUNDLECHECKERROR);
goto error;
}
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