: tc actions: remove checks for impossible conditions

diff -Nru a/net/sched/ipt.c b/net/sched/ipt.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 	u32 index = 0;
 	u32 hook = 0;
 
-	if (a == NULL || rta == NULL ||
+	if (rta == NULL ||
 	    rtattr_parse(tb, TCA_IPT_MAX, RTA_DATA(rta), RTA_PAYLOAD(rta)) < 0)
 		return -1;
 

@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@
 	struct tcf_ipt *p = PRIV(a, ipt);
 	struct sk_buff *skb = *pskb;
 
-	if (p == NULL || skb == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
 	spin_lock(&p->lock);
 
 	p->tm.lastuse = jiffies;

@@ -288,10 +285,6 @@
 	unsigned char *b = skb->tail;
 	struct tcf_ipt *p = PRIV(a, ipt);
 
-	if (p == NULL) {
-		printk("BUG: tcf_ipt_dump called with NULL params\n");
-		goto rtattr_failure;
-	}
 	/* for simple targets kernel size == user size
 	** user name = target name
 	** for foolproof you need to not assume this

diff -Nru a/net/sched/mirred.c b/net/sched/mirred.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (a == NULL || tb[TCA_MIRRED_PARMS - 1] == NULL) {
+	if (tb[TCA_MIRRED_PARMS - 1] == NULL) {
 		DPRINTK("BUG: tcf_mirred_init called with NULL params\n");
 		return -1;
 	}

@@ -169,27 +169,15 @@
 	struct sk_buff *skb = *pskb;
 	u32 at = G_TC_AT(skb->tc_verd);
 
-	if (a == NULL) {
-		if (net_ratelimit())
-			printk("BUG: tcf_mirred called with NULL action!\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (p == NULL) {
-		if (net_ratelimit())
-			printk("BUG: tcf_mirred called with NULL params\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock(&p->lock);
 
 	dev = p->dev;
 	p->tm.lastuse = jiffies;
 
-	if (dev == NULL || !(dev->flags&IFF_UP) ) {
+	if (!(dev->flags&IFF_UP) ) {
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			printk("mirred to Houston: device %s is gone!\n",
-			       dev ? dev->name : "");
+			       dev->name);
 bad_mirred:
 		if (skb2 != NULL)
 			kfree_skb(skb2);

@@ -236,11 +224,6 @@
 	struct tc_mirred opt;
 	struct tcf_mirred *p = PRIV(a, mirred);
 	struct tcf_t t;
-
-	if (p == NULL) {
-		printk("BUG: tcf_mirred_dump called with NULL params\n");
-		goto rtattr_failure;
-	}
 
 	opt.index = p->index;
 	opt.action = p->action;

diff -Nru a/net/sched/pedit.c b/net/sched/pedit.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	if (rtattr_parse(tb, TCA_PEDIT_MAX, RTA_DATA(rta),
 	                 RTA_PAYLOAD(rta)) < 0)
 		return -1;
-	if (a == NULL || tb[TCA_PEDIT_PARMS - 1] == NULL) {
+	if (tb[TCA_PEDIT_PARMS - 1] == NULL) {
 		printk("BUG: tcf_pedit_init called with NULL params\n");
 		return -1;
 	}

@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@
 	int i, munged = 0;
 	u8 *pptr;
 
-	if (p == NULL) {
-		printk("BUG: tcf_pedit called with NULL params\n");
-		return -1; /* change to something symbolic */
-	}
-
 	if (!(skb->tc_verd & TC_OK2MUNGE)) {
 		/* should we set skb->cloned? */
 		if (pskb_expand_head(skb, 0, 0, GFP_ATOMIC)) {

@@ -189,11 +184,6 @@
 	struct tcf_t t;
 	int s; 
 		
-	if (p == NULL) {
-		printk("BUG: tcf_pedit_dump called with NULL params\n");
-		goto rtattr_failure;
-	}
-
 	s = sizeof(*opt) + p->nkeys * sizeof(struct tc_pedit_key);
 
 	/* netlink spinlocks held above us - must use ATOMIC */

diff -Nru a/net/sched/police.c b/net/sched/police.c
@@ -170,13 +170,6 @@
 	struct tc_police *parm;
 	struct tcf_police *p;
 
-	if (a == NULL) {
-		if (net_ratelimit())
-			printk("BUG: tcf_police_locate called with NULL "
-			       "params\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	if (rtattr_parse(tb, TCA_POLICE_MAX, RTA_DATA(rta),
 	                 RTA_PAYLOAD(rta)) < 0)
 		return -1;

@@ -290,11 +283,6 @@
 	long toks;
 	long ptoks = 0;
 
-	if (p == NULL) {
-		printk("BUG: tcf_police called with NULL params\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	spin_lock(&p->lock);
 
 	p->bstats.bytes += skb->len;

@@ -349,11 +337,6 @@
 	unsigned char	 *b = skb->tail;
 	struct tc_police opt;
 	struct tcf_police *p = PRIV(a);
-
-	if (p == NULL) {
-		printk("BUG: tcf_police_dump called with NULL params\n");
-		goto rtattr_failure;
-	}
 
 	opt.index = p->index;
 	opt.action = p->action;