net: caif: remove BUG_ON(dev == NULL) in caif_xmit
authorDu Cheng <ducheng2@gmail.com>
Mon, 3 May 2021 11:56:46 +0000 (13:56 +0200)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Thu, 13 May 2021 15:30:41 +0000 (17:30 +0200)
commit65a67792e3416f7c5d7daa47d99334cbb19a7449
tree7bbbcc860533bdb6d48805b1e7fcd89c795d6774
parent4df07045fcfd684379a394d0f2aa0cc4067bda2a
net: caif: remove BUG_ON(dev == NULL) in caif_xmit

The condition of dev == NULL is impossible in caif_xmit(), hence it is
for the removal.

Explanation:
The static caif_xmit() is only called upon via a function pointer
`ndo_start_xmit` defined in include/linux/netdevice.h:
```
struct net_device_ops {
    ...
    netdev_tx_t     (*ndo_start_xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
    ...
}
```

The exhausive list of call points are:
```
drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_map_command.c
    dev->netdev_ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, dev);
    ^                                    ^

drivers/infiniband/ulp/opa_vnic/opa_vnic_netdev.c
    struct opa_vnic_adapter *adapter = opa_vnic_priv(netdev);
     ^                       ^
    return adapter->rn_ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, netdev); // adapter would crash first
   ^                                    ^

drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
    ncm->netdev->netdev_ops->ndo_start_xmit(NULL, ncm->netdev);
      ^                                   ^

include/linux/netdevice.h
static inline netdev_tx_t __netdev_start_xmit(...
{
    return ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, dev);
    ^
}

    const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
       ^
    rc = __netdev_start_xmit(ops, skb, dev, more);
       ^
```

In each of the enumerated scenarios, it is impossible for the NULL-valued dev to
reach the caif_xmit() without crashing the kernel earlier, therefore `BUG_ON(dev ==
NULL)` is rather useless, hence the removal.

Cc: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Du Cheng <ducheng2@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210503115736.2104747-20-gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c