Re: [Patch] 2.5.70-bk11 zlib cleanup #3 Z_NULL

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 11:54:45 -0700 (PDT)


On Fri, 6 Jun 2003, Jörn Engel wrote:
>
> How do you feel about "if (z->state->blocks != NULL)"? Remove the
> pointless !=NULL or keep it?

I don't mind it, but it doesn't buy much.

It's actually in some other cases where I think there is a readability
issue, ie in more complex conditionals I personally prefer the simpler
cersion, ie I much prefer something like

if (ptr && ptr->ops && ptr->ops->shutdown)
ptr->ops->shutdown(ptr, xxxx);

over the pointless NULL-masturbation in something like

if (ptr != NULL && ptr->ops != NULL && ptr->ops->shutdown != NULL)
ptr->ops->shutdown(ptr, xxxx)

which I just is much less readable than the simple version.

Linus

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