In each case, the NULL test has been performed already.
A simplified version of the semantic match that finds this problem is as
follows: (http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/)
// <smpl>
@r@
expression *x;
expression e;
identifier l;
@@
if (x == NULL || ...) {
    ... when forall
    return ...; }
... when != goto l;
    when != x = e
    when != &x
*x == NULL
// </smpl>
Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <julia@diku.dk>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com>
                return error;
        }
 
-       if (state->internal == NULL) {
-               error = STV0900_INVALID_HANDLE;
-               return error;
-       }
-
        intp = state->internal;
 
        intp->demod_mode = p_init->demod_mode;
 
        if (size > FRAME_NUM*CPIA_MAX_FRAME_SIZE)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       if (!cam || !cam->ops)
-               return -ENODEV;
-
        /* make this _really_ smp-safe */
        if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&cam->busy_lock))
                return -EINTR;