ASSERT on args takes place after args dereference. This assertion is redundant since we are going to panic anyway.
Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org) - PVS-Studio analyzer. Signed-off-by: Denis Efremov <yefremov.de...@gmail.com> --- fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c index 4c3dba7..dc814df 100644 --- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c +++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c @@ -1366,7 +1366,6 @@ xfs_dir2_leafn_split( */ args = state->args; mp = args->dp->i_mount; - ASSERT(args != NULL); ASSERT(oldblk->magic == XFS_DIR2_LEAFN_MAGIC); error = xfs_da_grow_inode(args, &blkno); if (error) { -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/