[lvc-project] [PATCH] gpio: kempld: Remove redundant check in kempld_gpio_probe()

Vladimir Moskovkin Vladimir.Moskovkin at kaspersky.com
Thu Jun 26 16:02:18 MSK 2025


In kempld_gpio_probe() function 'pdata' pointer is compared to NULL.
But in subsequent call to kempld_gpio_pincount() it is dereferenced inside
kempld_get_mutex() function. kempld-core module ensures that
kempld_platform_data is not NULL for corresponding device, see
kempld_acpi_table[]. So 'if (pdata)' check looks illogical and worsens
code readability.

Remove this check.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Signed-off-by: Vladimir Moskovkin <Vladimir.Moskovkin at kaspersky.com>
---
 drivers/gpio/gpio-kempld.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-kempld.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-kempld.c
index e38e604baa22..61c4a53865b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-kempld.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-kempld.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int kempld_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	chip->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	chip->parent = dev;
 	chip->can_sleep = true;
-	if (pdata && pdata->gpio_base)
+	if (pdata->gpio_base)
 		chip->base = pdata->gpio_base;
 	else
 		chip->base = -1;
-- 
2.34.1




More information about the lvc-project mailing list