Re: [PATCH 1/11] drivers/ide: Move a dereference below a NULL test

[Sergei Shtylyov]

Hello.

Julia Lawall wrote:

> In each case, if the NULL test is necessary, then the dereference should be
> moved below the NULL test.
>
> The semantic patch that makes this change is as follows:
> (http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/)
>
> // <smpl>
> @@
> type T;
> expression E;
> identifier i,fld;
> statement S;
> @@
>
> - T i = E->fld;
> + T i;
>   ... when != E
>       when != i
>   if (E == NULL) S
> + i = E->fld;
> // </smpl>
>
> Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@xxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

MBR, Sergei


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