priv->phydev = of_phy_connect(dev, phy_node, cvm_oct_adjust_link, 0,
                                      PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_GMII);
 
-       if (priv->phydev == NULL)
+       if (!priv->phydev)
                return -ENODEV;
 
        priv->last_link = 0;
 
        while (freed) {
                struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb(size + 256);
 
-               if (unlikely(skb == NULL))
+               if (unlikely(!skb))
                        break;
                skb_reserve(skb, 256 - (((unsigned long)skb->data) & 0x7f));
                *(struct sk_buff **)(skb->data - sizeof(void *)) = skb;
                 * just before the block.
                 */
                memory = kmalloc(size + 256, GFP_ATOMIC);
-               if (unlikely(memory == NULL)) {
+               if (unlikely(!memory)) {
                        pr_warn("Unable to allocate %u bytes for FPA pool %d\n",
                                elements * size, pool);
                        break;
 
 
                prefetch(work);
                did_work_request = 0;
-               if (work == NULL) {
+               if (!work) {
                        if (OCTEON_IS_MODEL(OCTEON_CN68XX)) {
                                cvmx_write_csr(CVMX_SSO_WQ_IQ_DIS,
                                               1ull << pow_receive_group);
        }
        cvm_oct_rx_refill_pool(0);
 
-       if (rx_count < budget && napi != NULL) {
+       if (rx_count < budget && napi) {
                /* No more work */
                napi_complete(napi);
                enable_irq(OCTEON_IRQ_WORKQ0 + pow_receive_group);
                }
        }
 
-       if (NULL == dev_for_napi)
+       if (!dev_for_napi)
                panic("No net_devices were allocated.");
 
        netif_napi_add(dev_for_napi, &cvm_oct_napi, cvm_oct_napi_poll,
 
 
        /* Get a packet buffer */
        packet_buffer = cvmx_fpa_alloc(CVMX_FPA_PACKET_POOL);
-       if (unlikely(packet_buffer == NULL)) {
+       if (unlikely(!packet_buffer)) {
                printk_ratelimited("%s: Failed to allocate a packet buffer\n",
                                   dev->name);
                cvmx_fpa_free(work, CVMX_FPA_WQE_POOL, 1);