This is a callback registered to inet address notifiers chains. The check is useless as: - ifa is always != NULL - similar checks are abscent in all other notifiers.
Signed-off-by: Denis V. Lunev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/net/via-velocity.c | 22 ++++++++++------------ 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c index 8c9fb82..7ff4509 100644 --- a/drivers/net/via-velocity.c +++ b/drivers/net/via-velocity.c @@ -3460,21 +3460,19 @@ static int velocity_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev) static int velocity_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long notification, void *ptr) { struct in_ifaddr *ifa = (struct in_ifaddr *) ptr; + struct net_device *dev = ifa->ifa_dev->dev; + struct velocity_info *vptr; + unsigned long flags; - if (ifa) { - struct net_device *dev = ifa->ifa_dev->dev; - struct velocity_info *vptr; - unsigned long flags; - - spin_lock_irqsave(&velocity_dev_list_lock, flags); - list_for_each_entry(vptr, &velocity_dev_list, list) { - if (vptr->dev == dev) { - velocity_get_ip(vptr); - break; - } + spin_lock_irqsave(&velocity_dev_list_lock, flags); + list_for_each_entry(vptr, &velocity_dev_list, list) { + if (vptr->dev == dev) { + velocity_get_ip(vptr); + break; } - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&velocity_dev_list_lock, flags); } + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&velocity_dev_list_lock, flags); + return NOTIFY_DONE; } -- 1.5.3.rc5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html