struct ultra_vbus_deviceinfo *driver_info)
 {
        down(¬ifier_lock);
-       if (notifiers == NULL) {
+       if (!notifiers) {
                memset(&BusDev_Server_Notifiers, 0,
                       sizeof(BusDev_Server_Notifiers));
                serverregistered = 0;   /* clear flag */
                        struct ultra_vbus_deviceinfo *driver_info)
 {
        down(¬ifier_lock);
-       if (notifiers == NULL) {
+       if (!notifiers) {
                memset(&BusDev_Client_Notifiers, 0,
                       sizeof(BusDev_Client_Notifiers));
                clientregistered = 0;   /* clear flag */
                goto Away;
        }
        pBusInfo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct visorchipset_bus_info), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (pBusInfo == NULL) {
+       if (!pBusInfo) {
                POSTCODE_LINUX_3(BUS_CREATE_FAILURE_PC, busNo,
                                 POSTCODE_SEVERITY_ERR);
                rc = -CONTROLVM_RESP_ERROR_KMALLOC_FAILED;
                goto Away;
        }
        pDevInfo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct visorchipset_device_info), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (pDevInfo == NULL) {
+       if (!pDevInfo) {
                POSTCODE_LINUX_4(DEVICE_CREATE_FAILURE_PC, devNo, busNo,
                                 POSTCODE_SEVERITY_ERR);
                rc = -CONTROLVM_RESP_ERROR_KMALLOC_FAILED;
        u8 __iomem *payload = NULL;
        int rc = CONTROLVM_RESP_SUCCESS;
 
-       if (info == NULL) {
+       if (!info) {
                rc = -CONTROLVM_RESP_ERROR_PAYLOAD_INVALID;
                goto Away;
        }
                goto Away;
        }
        payload = ioremap_cache(phys_addr + offset, bytes);
-       if (payload == NULL) {
+       if (!payload) {
                rc = -CONTROLVM_RESP_ERROR_IOREMAP_FAILED;
                goto Away;
        }
        struct parahotplug_request *req;
 
        req = kmalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NORETRY);
-       if (req == NULL)
+       if (!req)
                return NULL;
 
        req->id = parahotplug_next_id();
 
        req = parahotplug_request_create(inmsg);
 
-       if (req == NULL)
+       if (!req)
                return;
 
        if (inmsg->cmd.device_change_state.state.active) {
                break;
        }
 
-       if (parser_ctx != NULL) {
+       if (parser_ctx) {
                parser_done(parser_ctx);
                parser_ctx = NULL;
        }
                periodic_controlvm_workqueue =
                    create_singlethread_workqueue("visorchipset_controlvm");
 
-               if (periodic_controlvm_workqueue == NULL) {
+               if (!periodic_controlvm_workqueue) {
                        POSTCODE_LINUX_2(CREATE_WORKQUEUE_FAILED_PC,
                                         DIAG_SEVERITY_ERR);
                        rc = -ENOMEM;