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9p: use an IS_ERR test rather than a NULL test

9p: use an IS_ERR test rather than a NULL test

In case of error, the function p9_client_walk returns an ERR pointer, but
never returns a NULL pointer.  So a NULL test that comes after an IS_ERR
test should be deleted.

The semantic match that finds this problem is as follows:
(http://www.emn.fr/x-info/coccinelle/)

// <smpl>
@match_bad_null_test@
expression x, E;
statement S1,S2;
@@
x = p9_client_walk(...)
... when != x = E
*  if (x != NULL)
S1 else S2
// </smpl>

Signed-off-by: Julien Brunel <brunel@diku.dk>
Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk>
Signed-off-by: Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index c95295c6504..e83aa5ebe86 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -626,8 +626,7 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return NULL;
 
 error:
-	if (fid)
-		p9_client_clunk(fid);
+	p9_client_clunk(fid);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(result);
 }