static void fsm_irq(struct vfio_ccw_private *private,
                    enum vfio_ccw_event event)
 {
-       struct irb *irb;
+       struct irb *irb = this_cpu_ptr(&cio_irb);
 
-       if (!private)
-               return;
-
-       irb = this_cpu_ptr(&cio_irb);
        memcpy(&private->irb, irb, sizeof(*irb));
 
        queue_work(vfio_ccw_work_q, &private->io_work);
 
        int ret;
 
        private = dev_get_drvdata(mdev_parent_dev(mdev));
-       if (!private)
-               return -ENODEV;
-
        sch = private->sch;
        /*
         * TODO:
        struct vfio_ccw_private *private =
                container_of(nb, struct vfio_ccw_private, nb);
 
-       if (!private)
-               return NOTIFY_STOP;
-
        /*
         * Vendor drivers MUST unpin pages in response to an
         * invalidation.
                dev_get_drvdata(mdev_parent_dev(mdev));
        int ret;
 
-       if (!private)
-               goto out;
-
        if ((private->state == VFIO_CCW_STATE_NOT_OPER) ||
            (private->state == VFIO_CCW_STATE_STANDBY))
                goto out;
                return -EINVAL;
 
        private = dev_get_drvdata(mdev_parent_dev(mdev));
-       if (!private)
-               return -ENODEV;
-
        region = &private->io_region;
        if (copy_to_user(buf, (void *)region + *ppos, count))
                return -EFAULT;
                return -EINVAL;
 
        private = dev_get_drvdata(mdev_parent_dev(mdev));
-       if (!private)
-               return -ENODEV;
        if (private->state != VFIO_CCW_STATE_IDLE)
                return -EACCES;
 
                return -EINVAL;
 
        private = dev_get_drvdata(mdev_parent_dev(mdev));
-       if (!private)
-               return -ENODEV;
-
        ctx = &private->io_trigger;
 
        switch (flags & VFIO_IRQ_SET_DATA_TYPE_MASK) {