[PATCH v2] xfs:xfs_dir2_node.c: pointer use before check for null

[Denis Efremov <yefremov.denis@xxxxxxxxx>]

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.denis@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 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