[PATCH v2] net: hinic: Fix warning-hinic_set_vlan_fliter() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'hwdev'

From: Cai Huoqing
Date: Mon Sep 18 2023 - 22:27:24 EST


'hwdev' is checked too late and hwdev will not be NULL, so remove the check

Fixes: 2acf960e3be6 ("net: hinic: Add support for configuration of rx-vlan-filter by ethtool")
Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202309112354.pikZCmyk-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Cai Huoqing <cai.huoqing@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v1->v2: Remove 'hwdev' check directly
v1 link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230918123401.6951-1-cai.huoqing@xxxxxxxxx/

drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_port.c | 3 ---
1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_port.c
index 9406237c461e..f81a43d2cdfc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic/hinic_port.c
@@ -456,9 +456,6 @@ int hinic_set_vlan_fliter(struct hinic_dev *nic_dev, u32 en)
u16 out_size = sizeof(vlan_filter);
int err;

- if (!hwdev)
- return -EINVAL;
-
vlan_filter.func_idx = HINIC_HWIF_FUNC_IDX(hwif);
vlan_filter.enable = en;

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2.34.1