@@ -4060,7 +4060,7 @@ static int stmmac_set_features(struct net_device *netdev,
/**
* stmmac_interrupt - main ISR
* @irq: interrupt number.
- * @dev_id: to pass the net device pointer.
+ * @dev_id: to pass the net device pointer (must be valid).
* Description: this is the main driver interrupt service routine.
* It can call:
* o DMA service routine (to manage incoming frame reception and transmission
@@ -4084,11 +4084,6 @@ static irqreturn_t stmmac_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
if (priv->irq_wake)
pm_wakeup_event(priv->device, 0);
- if (unlikely(!dev)) {
- netdev_err(priv->dev, "%s: invalid dev pointer\n", __func__);
- return IRQ_NONE;
- }
-
/* Check if adapter is up */
if (test_bit(STMMAC_DOWN, &priv->state))
return IRQ_HANDLED;
The paranoidal pointer check in IRQ handler looks very strange - it really protects us only against bogus drivers which request IRQ line with null pointer dev_id. However, the code fragment is incorrect because the dev pointer is used before the actual check which leads to undefined behavior. Remove the check to avoid confusing people with incorrect code. Signed-off-by: Maxim Petrov <mmrmaximuzz@gmail.com> --- Changes in V2: * Remove the incorrect check instead of fixing it (suggested by David Miller) * Add clarification to the function description drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c | 7 +------ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-) base-commit: 6a8b55ed4056ea5559ebe4f6a4b247f627870d4c