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[6/6] treewide: remove check of list iterator against head past the loop body

Message ID 20220228110822.491923-7-jakobkoschel@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State Not Applicable
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Series Remove usage of list iterator past the loop body | expand

Commit Message

Jakob Koschel Feb. 28, 2022, 11:08 a.m. UTC
When list_for_each_entry() completes the iteration over the whole list
without breaking the loop, the iterator value will be a bogus pointer
computed based on the head element.

While it is safe to use the pointer to determine if it was computed
based on the head element, either with list_entry_is_head() or
&pos->member == head, using the iterator variable after the loop should
be avoided.

In preparation to limiting the scope of a list iterator to the list
traversal loop, use a dedicated pointer to point to the found element.

Signed-off-by: Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@gmail.com>
---
 arch/arm/mach-mmp/sram.c                      |  9 ++--
 arch/arm/plat-pxa/ssp.c                       | 28 +++++-------
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c                 | 45 ++++++++++++-------
 drivers/counter/counter-chrdev.c              | 26 ++++++-----
 drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/nitrox_main.c    | 11 +++--
 drivers/dma/ppc4xx/adma.c                     | 11 +++--
 drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c           | 32 +++++++------
 drivers/firewire/sbp2.c                       | 14 +++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c        | 19 +++++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_memory.c                  | 15 ++++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c                      | 17 ++++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vm.c                      | 13 +++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_lvds.c        |  9 ++--
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c   | 14 +++---
 .../gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c    | 15 ++++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c          | 15 ++++---
 .../gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/ramgk104.c | 13 +++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c        | 14 +++---
 drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c                  | 19 ++++----
 drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c           | 22 +++++----
 drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c         | 16 ++++---
 drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c             | 12 ++---
 drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mxl5xx.c          | 11 +++--
 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c      | 31 +++++++------
 drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c                  | 12 ++---
 .../net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_filter.c    | 11 +++--
 .../net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/libipw_rx.c    | 15 ++++---
 drivers/power/supply/cpcap-battery.c          | 11 +++--
 drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c                  | 16 ++++---
 drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c     | 17 +++----
 drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_rx.c          | 17 ++++---
 .../staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c | 15 ++++---
 .../rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c       | 19 ++++----
 drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c                |  9 ++--
 fs/cifs/smb2misc.c                            | 10 +++--
 fs/proc/kcore.c                               | 13 +++---
 kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c                   | 36 +++++++++------
 kernel/power/snapshot.c                       | 10 +++--
 kernel/trace/ftrace.c                         | 22 +++++----
 kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c                   | 15 ++++---
 kernel/trace/trace_events.c                   | 11 ++---
 net/9p/trans_xen.c                            | 11 +++--
 net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c                     | 10 +++--
 net/tipc/name_table.c                         | 11 +++--
 net/tipc/socket.c                             | 11 +++--
 net/xfrm/xfrm_ipcomp.c                        | 11 +++--
 sound/soc/intel/catpt/pcm.c                   | 13 +++---
 sound/soc/sprd/sprd-mcdt.c                    | 13 +++---
 48 files changed, 455 insertions(+), 315 deletions(-)

--
2.25.1

Comments

Dan Carpenter Feb. 28, 2022, 1:12 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 12:08:22PM +0100, Jakob Koschel wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c
> index 2a7abf7a1f7f..a069847b56aa 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c
> @@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ static int kern_alloc_tids(struct tid_rdma_flow *flow)
>  	struct hfi1_ctxtdata *rcd = flow->req->rcd;
>  	struct hfi1_devdata *dd = rcd->dd;
>  	u32 ngroups, pageidx = 0;
> -	struct tid_group *group = NULL, *used;
> +	struct tid_group *group = NULL, *used, *tmp;
>  	u8 use;
> 
>  	flow->tnode_cnt = 0;
> @@ -1248,13 +1248,15 @@ static int kern_alloc_tids(struct tid_rdma_flow *flow)
>  		goto used_list;
> 
>  	/* First look at complete groups */
> -	list_for_each_entry(group,  &rcd->tid_group_list.list, list) {
> -		kern_add_tid_node(flow, rcd, "complete groups", group,
> -				  group->size);
> +	list_for_each_entry(tmp,  &rcd->tid_group_list.list, list) {
> +		kern_add_tid_node(flow, rcd, "complete groups", tmp,
> +				  tmp->size);
> 
> -		pageidx += group->size;
> -		if (!--ngroups)
> +		pageidx += tmp->size;
> +		if (!--ngroups) {
> +			group = tmp;
>  			break;
> +		}
>  	}
> 
>  	if (pageidx >= flow->npagesets)
> @@ -1277,7 +1279,7 @@ static int kern_alloc_tids(struct tid_rdma_flow *flow)
>  	 * However, if we are at the head, we have reached the end of the
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>  	 * complete groups list from the first loop above
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>  	 */

Originally this code tested for an open code list_is_head() so the
comment made sense, but it's out of date now.  Just delete it.


> -	if (group && &group->list == &rcd->tid_group_list.list)
> +	if (!group)
>  		goto bail_eagain;
>  	group = list_prepare_entry(group, &rcd->tid_group_list.list,
>  				   list);

regards,
dan carpenter
Linus Torvalds March 1, 2022, 8:36 p.m. UTC | #2
So looking at this patch, I really reacted to the fact that quite
often the "use outside the loop" case is all kinds of just plain
unnecessary, but _used_ to be a convenience feature.

I'll just quote the first chunk in it's entirely as an example - not
because I think this chunk is particularly important, but because it's
a good example:

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 3:09 AM Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mmp/sram.c b/arch/arm/mach-mmp/sram.c
> index 6794e2db1ad5..fc47c107059b 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/mach-mmp/sram.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-mmp/sram.c
> @@ -39,19 +39,22 @@ static LIST_HEAD(sram_bank_list);
>  struct gen_pool *sram_get_gpool(char *pool_name)
>  {
>         struct sram_bank_info *info = NULL;
> +       struct sram_bank_info *tmp;
>
>         if (!pool_name)
>                 return NULL;
>
>         mutex_lock(&sram_lock);
>
> -       list_for_each_entry(info, &sram_bank_list, node)
> -               if (!strcmp(pool_name, info->pool_name))
> +       list_for_each_entry(tmp, &sram_bank_list, node)
> +               if (!strcmp(pool_name, tmp->pool_name)) {
> +                       info = tmp;
>                         break;
> +               }
>
>         mutex_unlock(&sram_lock);
>
> -       if (&info->node == &sram_bank_list)
> +       if (!info)
>                 return NULL;
>
>         return info->gpool;

I realize this was probably at least auto-generated with coccinelle,
but maybe that script could be taught to do avoid the "use after loop"
by simply moving the code _into_ the loop.

IOW, this all would be cleaner and clear written as

        if (!pool_name)
                return NULL;

        mutex_lock(&sram_lock);
        list_for_each_entry(info, &sram_bank_list, node) {
                if (!strcmp(pool_name, info->pool_name)) {
                        mutex_unlock(&sram_lock);
                        return info;
                }
        }
        mutex_unlock(&sram_lock);
        return NULL;

Ta-daa - no use outside the loop, no need for new variables, just a
simple "just do it inside the loop". Yes, we end up having that lock
thing twice, but it looks worth it from a "make the code obvious"
standpoint.

Would it be even cleaner if the locking was done in the caller, and
the loop was some simple helper function? It probably would. But that
would require a bit more smarts than probably a simple coccinelle
script would do.

                Linus
Tvrtko Ursulin March 2, 2022, 5:14 p.m. UTC | #3
On 28/02/2022 11:08, Jakob Koschel wrote:
> When list_for_each_entry() completes the iteration over the whole list
> without breaking the loop, the iterator value will be a bogus pointer
> computed based on the head element.
> 
> While it is safe to use the pointer to determine if it was computed
> based on the head element, either with list_entry_is_head() or
> &pos->member == head, using the iterator variable after the loop should
> be avoided.
> 
> In preparation to limiting the scope of a list iterator to the list
> traversal loop, use a dedicated pointer to point to the found element.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@gmail.com>

[snip until i915 parts]

>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c   | 14 +++---
>   .../gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c    | 15 ++++---
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c          | 15 ++++---

[snip]

> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
> index 00327b750fbb..80c79028901a 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
> @@ -107,25 +107,27 @@ static void lut_close(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
>   	radix_tree_for_each_slot(slot, &ctx->handles_vma, &iter, 0) {
>   		struct i915_vma *vma = rcu_dereference_raw(*slot);
>   		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = vma->obj;
> -		struct i915_lut_handle *lut;
> +		struct i915_lut_handle *lut = NULL;
> +		struct i915_lut_handle *tmp;
> 
>   		if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&obj->base.refcount))
>   			continue;
> 
>   		spin_lock(&obj->lut_lock);
> -		list_for_each_entry(lut, &obj->lut_list, obj_link) {
> -			if (lut->ctx != ctx)
> +		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &obj->lut_list, obj_link) {
> +			if (tmp->ctx != ctx)
>   				continue;
> 
> -			if (lut->handle != iter.index)
> +			if (tmp->handle != iter.index)
>   				continue;
> 
> -			list_del(&lut->obj_link);
> +			list_del(&tmp->obj_link);
> +			lut = tmp;
>   			break;
>   		}
>   		spin_unlock(&obj->lut_lock);
> 
> -		if (&lut->obj_link != &obj->lut_list) {
> +		if (lut) {
>   			i915_lut_handle_free(lut);
>   			radix_tree_iter_delete(&ctx->handles_vma, &iter, slot);

Looks okay although personally I would have left lut as is for a smaller 
diff and introduced a new local like 'found' or 'unlinked'.

>   			i915_vma_close(vma);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
> index 1736efa43339..fda9e3685ad2 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
> @@ -2444,7 +2444,8 @@ static struct i915_request *eb_throttle(struct i915_execbuffer *eb, struct intel
>   {
>   	struct intel_ring *ring = ce->ring;
>   	struct intel_timeline *tl = ce->timeline;
> -	struct i915_request *rq;
> +	struct i915_request *rq = NULL;
> +	struct i915_request *tmp;
> 
>   	/*
>   	 * Completely unscientific finger-in-the-air estimates for suitable
> @@ -2460,15 +2461,17 @@ static struct i915_request *eb_throttle(struct i915_execbuffer *eb, struct intel
>   	 * claiming our resources, but not so long that the ring completely
>   	 * drains before we can submit our next request.
>   	 */
> -	list_for_each_entry(rq, &tl->requests, link) {
> -		if (rq->ring != ring)
> +	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &tl->requests, link) {
> +		if (tmp->ring != ring)
>   			continue;
> 
> -		if (__intel_ring_space(rq->postfix,
> -				       ring->emit, ring->size) > ring->size / 2)
> +		if (__intel_ring_space(tmp->postfix,
> +				       ring->emit, ring->size) > ring->size / 2) {
> +			rq = tmp;
>   			break;
> +		}
>   	}
> -	if (&rq->link == &tl->requests)
> +	if (!rq)
>   		return NULL; /* weird, we will check again later for real */

Alternatively, instead of break could simply do "return 
i915_request_get(rq);" and replace the end of the function after the 
loop with "return NULL;". A bit smaller diff, or at least less "spread 
out" over the function, so might be easier to backport stuff touching 
this area in the future. But looks correct as is.

> 
>   	return i915_request_get(rq);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c
> index 2fdd52b62092..4881c4e0c407 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c
> @@ -191,24 +191,27 @@ wait_for_space(struct intel_ring *ring,
>   	       struct intel_timeline *tl,
>   	       unsigned int bytes)
>   {
> -	struct i915_request *target;
> +	struct i915_request *target = NULL;
> +	struct i915_request *tmp;
>   	long timeout;
> 
>   	if (intel_ring_update_space(ring) >= bytes)
>   		return 0;
> 
>   	GEM_BUG_ON(list_empty(&tl->requests));
> -	list_for_each_entry(target, &tl->requests, link) {
> -		if (target->ring != ring)
> +	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &tl->requests, link) {
> +		if (tmp->ring != ring)
>   			continue;
> 
>   		/* Would completion of this request free enough space? */
> -		if (bytes <= __intel_ring_space(target->postfix,
> -						ring->emit, ring->size))
> +		if (bytes <= __intel_ring_space(tmp->postfix,
> +						ring->emit, ring->size)) {
> +			target = tmp;
>   			break;
> +		}
>   	}
> 
> -	if (GEM_WARN_ON(&target->link == &tl->requests))
> +	if (GEM_WARN_ON(!target))
>   		return -ENOSPC;
> 
>   	timeout = i915_request_wait(target,

Looks okay as well. Less clear here if there is a clean solution to make 
the diff smaller so no suggestions. I mean do I dare mention "goto 
found;" from inside the loop, where the break is, instead of the 
variable renames.. risky.. :) (And ofc "return -ENOSPC" immediately 
after the loop.)

As a summary changes looks okay, up to you if you want to try to make 
the diffs smaller or not. It doesn't matter hugely really, all I have is 
a vague and uncertain "maybe it makes backporting of something, someday 
easier". So for i915 it is good either way.

Reviewed-by: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@intel.com> # i915 bits only

Regards,

Tvrtko
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Patch

diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mmp/sram.c b/arch/arm/mach-mmp/sram.c
index 6794e2db1ad5..fc47c107059b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mmp/sram.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mmp/sram.c
@@ -39,19 +39,22 @@  static LIST_HEAD(sram_bank_list);
 struct gen_pool *sram_get_gpool(char *pool_name)
 {
 	struct sram_bank_info *info = NULL;
+	struct sram_bank_info *tmp;

 	if (!pool_name)
 		return NULL;

 	mutex_lock(&sram_lock);

-	list_for_each_entry(info, &sram_bank_list, node)
-		if (!strcmp(pool_name, info->pool_name))
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &sram_bank_list, node)
+		if (!strcmp(pool_name, tmp->pool_name)) {
+			info = tmp;
 			break;
+		}

 	mutex_unlock(&sram_lock);

-	if (&info->node == &sram_bank_list)
+	if (!info)
 		return NULL;

 	return info->gpool;
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-pxa/ssp.c b/arch/arm/plat-pxa/ssp.c
index 563440315acd..4884a8c0c89b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-pxa/ssp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-pxa/ssp.c
@@ -38,22 +38,20 @@  static LIST_HEAD(ssp_list);
 struct ssp_device *pxa_ssp_request(int port, const char *label)
 {
 	struct ssp_device *ssp = NULL;
+	struct ssp_device *tmp;

 	mutex_lock(&ssp_lock);

-	list_for_each_entry(ssp, &ssp_list, node) {
-		if (ssp->port_id == port && ssp->use_count == 0) {
-			ssp->use_count++;
-			ssp->label = label;
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ssp_list, node) {
+		if (tmp->port_id == port && tmp->use_count == 0) {
+			tmp->use_count++;
+			tmp->label = label;
+			ssp = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
 	}

 	mutex_unlock(&ssp_lock);
-
-	if (&ssp->node == &ssp_list)
-		return NULL;
-
 	return ssp;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pxa_ssp_request);
@@ -62,22 +60,20 @@  struct ssp_device *pxa_ssp_request_of(const struct device_node *of_node,
 				      const char *label)
 {
 	struct ssp_device *ssp = NULL;
+	struct ssp_device *tmp;

 	mutex_lock(&ssp_lock);

-	list_for_each_entry(ssp, &ssp_list, node) {
-		if (ssp->of_node == of_node && ssp->use_count == 0) {
-			ssp->use_count++;
-			ssp->label = label;
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ssp_list, node) {
+		if (tmp->of_node == of_node && tmp->use_count == 0) {
+			tmp->use_count++;
+			tmp->label = label;
+			ssp = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
 	}

 	mutex_unlock(&ssp_lock);
-
-	if (&ssp->node == &ssp_list)
-		return NULL;
-
 	return ssp;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pxa_ssp_request_of);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index 3235532ae077..ee7ee8b657bd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -332,17 +332,22 @@  static void set_if_null_req_next(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct dr
 static void advance_conn_req_next(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct drbd_request *req)
 {
 	struct drbd_connection *connection = peer_device ? peer_device->connection : NULL;
+	struct drbd_request *tmp;
 	if (!connection)
 		return;
 	if (connection->req_next != req)
 		return;
-	list_for_each_entry_continue(req, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests) {
-		const unsigned s = req->rq_state;
-		if (s & RQ_NET_QUEUED)
+
+	tmp = req;
+	req = NULL;
+	list_for_each_entry_continue(tmp, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests) {
+		const unsigned int s = tmp->rq_state;
+
+		if (s & RQ_NET_QUEUED) {
+			req = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (&req->tl_requests == &connection->transfer_log)
-		req = NULL;
 	connection->req_next = req;
 }

@@ -358,17 +363,22 @@  static void set_if_null_req_ack_pending(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, st
 static void advance_conn_req_ack_pending(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct drbd_request *req)
 {
 	struct drbd_connection *connection = peer_device ? peer_device->connection : NULL;
+	struct drbd_request *tmp;
 	if (!connection)
 		return;
 	if (connection->req_ack_pending != req)
 		return;
-	list_for_each_entry_continue(req, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests) {
-		const unsigned s = req->rq_state;
-		if ((s & RQ_NET_SENT) && (s & RQ_NET_PENDING))
+
+	tmp = req;
+	req = NULL;
+	list_for_each_entry_continue(tmp, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests) {
+		const unsigned int s = tmp->rq_state;
+
+		if ((s & RQ_NET_SENT) && (s & RQ_NET_PENDING)) {
+			req = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (&req->tl_requests == &connection->transfer_log)
-		req = NULL;
 	connection->req_ack_pending = req;
 }

@@ -384,17 +394,22 @@  static void set_if_null_req_not_net_done(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, s
 static void advance_conn_req_not_net_done(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct drbd_request *req)
 {
 	struct drbd_connection *connection = peer_device ? peer_device->connection : NULL;
+	struct drbd_request *tmp;
 	if (!connection)
 		return;
 	if (connection->req_not_net_done != req)
 		return;
-	list_for_each_entry_continue(req, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests) {
-		const unsigned s = req->rq_state;
-		if ((s & RQ_NET_SENT) && !(s & RQ_NET_DONE))
+
+	tmp = req;
+	req = NULL;
+	list_for_each_entry_continue(tmp, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests) {
+		const unsigned int s = tmp->rq_state;
+
+		if ((s & RQ_NET_SENT) && !(s & RQ_NET_DONE)) {
+			req = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (&req->tl_requests == &connection->transfer_log)
-		req = NULL;
 	connection->req_not_net_done = req;
 }

diff --git a/drivers/counter/counter-chrdev.c b/drivers/counter/counter-chrdev.c
index b7c62f957a6a..6548dd9f02ac 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/counter-chrdev.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/counter-chrdev.c
@@ -131,18 +131,21 @@  static int counter_set_event_node(struct counter_device *const counter,
 				  struct counter_watch *const watch,
 				  const struct counter_comp_node *const cfg)
 {
-	struct counter_event_node *event_node;
+	struct counter_event_node *event_node = NULL;
+	struct counter_event_node *tmp;
 	int err = 0;
 	struct counter_comp_node *comp_node;

 	/* Search for event in the list */
-	list_for_each_entry(event_node, &counter->next_events_list, l)
-		if (event_node->event == watch->event &&
-		    event_node->channel == watch->channel)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &counter->next_events_list, l)
+		if (tmp->event == watch->event &&
+		    tmp->channel == watch->channel) {
+			event_node = tmp;
 			break;
+		}

 	/* If event is not already in the list */
-	if (&event_node->l == &counter->next_events_list) {
+	if (!event_node) {
 		/* Allocate new event node */
 		event_node = kmalloc(sizeof(*event_node), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!event_node)
@@ -535,7 +538,8 @@  void counter_push_event(struct counter_device *const counter, const u8 event,
 	struct counter_event ev;
 	unsigned int copied = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	struct counter_event_node *event_node;
+	struct counter_event_node *event_node = NULL;
+	struct counter_event_node *tmp;
 	struct counter_comp_node *comp_node;

 	ev.timestamp = ktime_get_ns();
@@ -546,13 +550,15 @@  void counter_push_event(struct counter_device *const counter, const u8 event,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&counter->events_list_lock, flags);

 	/* Search for event in the list */
-	list_for_each_entry(event_node, &counter->events_list, l)
-		if (event_node->event == event &&
-		    event_node->channel == channel)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &counter->events_list, l)
+		if (tmp->event == event &&
+		    tmp->channel == channel) {
+			event_node = tmp;
 			break;
+		}

 	/* If event is not in the list */
-	if (&event_node->l == &counter->events_list)
+	if (!event_node)
 		goto exit_early;

 	/* Read and queue relevant comp for userspace */
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/nitrox_main.c b/drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/nitrox_main.c
index 6c61817996a3..a003659bf66f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/nitrox_main.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cavium/nitrox/nitrox_main.c
@@ -269,15 +269,18 @@  static void nitrox_remove_from_devlist(struct nitrox_device *ndev)

 struct nitrox_device *nitrox_get_first_device(void)
 {
-	struct nitrox_device *ndev;
+	struct nitrox_device *ndev = NULL;
+	struct nitrox_device *tmp;

 	mutex_lock(&devlist_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(ndev, &ndevlist, list) {
-		if (nitrox_ready(ndev))
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ndevlist, list) {
+		if (nitrox_ready(tmp)) {
+			ndev = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&devlist_lock);
-	if (&ndev->list == &ndevlist)
+	if (!ndev)
 		return NULL;

 	refcount_inc(&ndev->refcnt);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/ppc4xx/adma.c b/drivers/dma/ppc4xx/adma.c
index 5e46e347e28b..542286e1f0cf 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ppc4xx/adma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ppc4xx/adma.c
@@ -935,23 +935,26 @@  static void ppc440spe_adma_device_clear_eot_status(
 			if (rv & DMA_CDB_STATUS_MSK) {
 				/* ZeroSum check failed
 				 */
-				struct ppc440spe_adma_desc_slot *iter;
+				struct ppc440spe_adma_desc_slot *iter = NULL;
+				struct ppc440spe_adma_desc_slot *tmp;
 				dma_addr_t phys = rv & ~DMA_CDB_MSK;

 				/*
 				 * Update the status of corresponding
 				 * descriptor.
 				 */
-				list_for_each_entry(iter, &chan->chain,
+				list_for_each_entry(tmp, &chan->chain,
 				    chain_node) {
-					if (iter->phys == phys)
+					if (tmp->phys == phys) {
+						iter = tmp;
 						break;
+					}
 				}
 				/*
 				 * if cannot find the corresponding
 				 * slot it's a bug
 				 */
-				BUG_ON(&iter->chain_node == &chan->chain);
+				BUG_ON(!iter);

 				if (iter->xor_check_result) {
 					if (test_bit(PPC440SPE_DESC_PCHECK,
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c b/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
index ac487c96bb71..870cbfb84f4f 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-transaction.c
@@ -73,24 +73,26 @@  static int try_cancel_split_timeout(struct fw_transaction *t)
 static int close_transaction(struct fw_transaction *transaction,
 			     struct fw_card *card, int rcode)
 {
-	struct fw_transaction *t;
+	struct fw_transaction *t = NULL;
+	struct fw_transaction *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags;

 	spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry(t, &card->transaction_list, link) {
-		if (t == transaction) {
-			if (!try_cancel_split_timeout(t)) {
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &card->transaction_list, link) {
+		if (tmp == transaction) {
+			if (!try_cancel_split_timeout(tmp)) {
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
 				goto timed_out;
 			}
-			list_del_init(&t->link);
-			card->tlabel_mask &= ~(1ULL << t->tlabel);
+			list_del_init(&tmp->link);
+			card->tlabel_mask &= ~(1ULL << tmp->tlabel);
+			t = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);

-	if (&t->link != &card->transaction_list) {
+	if (t) {
 		t->callback(card, rcode, NULL, 0, t->callback_data);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -935,7 +937,8 @@  EXPORT_SYMBOL(fw_core_handle_request);

 void fw_core_handle_response(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_packet *p)
 {
-	struct fw_transaction *t;
+	struct fw_transaction *t = NULL;
+	struct fw_transaction *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 *data;
 	size_t data_length;
@@ -947,20 +950,21 @@  void fw_core_handle_response(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_packet *p)
 	rcode	= HEADER_GET_RCODE(p->header[1]);

 	spin_lock_irqsave(&card->lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry(t, &card->transaction_list, link) {
-		if (t->node_id == source && t->tlabel == tlabel) {
-			if (!try_cancel_split_timeout(t)) {
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &card->transaction_list, link) {
+		if (tmp->node_id == source && tmp->tlabel == tlabel) {
+			if (!try_cancel_split_timeout(tmp)) {
 				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);
 				goto timed_out;
 			}
-			list_del_init(&t->link);
-			card->tlabel_mask &= ~(1ULL << t->tlabel);
+			list_del_init(&tmp->link);
+			card->tlabel_mask &= ~(1ULL << tmp->tlabel);
+			t = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&card->lock, flags);

-	if (&t->link == &card->transaction_list) {
+	if (!t) {
  timed_out:
 		fw_notice(card, "unsolicited response (source %x, tlabel %x)\n",
 			  source, tlabel);
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c b/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
index 85cd379fd383..d01aabda7cad 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/sbp2.c
@@ -408,7 +408,8 @@  static void sbp2_status_write(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_request *request,
 			      void *payload, size_t length, void *callback_data)
 {
 	struct sbp2_logical_unit *lu = callback_data;
-	struct sbp2_orb *orb;
+	struct sbp2_orb *orb = NULL;
+	struct sbp2_orb *tmp;
 	struct sbp2_status status;
 	unsigned long flags;

@@ -433,17 +434,18 @@  static void sbp2_status_write(struct fw_card *card, struct fw_request *request,

 	/* Lookup the orb corresponding to this status write. */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&lu->tgt->lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry(orb, &lu->orb_list, link) {
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &lu->orb_list, link) {
 		if (STATUS_GET_ORB_HIGH(status) == 0 &&
-		    STATUS_GET_ORB_LOW(status) == orb->request_bus) {
-			orb->rcode = RCODE_COMPLETE;
-			list_del(&orb->link);
+		    STATUS_GET_ORB_LOW(status) == tmp->request_bus) {
+			tmp->rcode = RCODE_COMPLETE;
+			list_del(&tmp->link);
+			orb = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lu->tgt->lock, flags);

-	if (&orb->link != &lu->orb_list) {
+	if (orb) {
 		orb->callback(orb, &status);
 		kref_put(&orb->kref, free_orb); /* orb callback reference */
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
index b37fc7d7d2c7..8b38e2fb0674 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vm.c
@@ -2444,26 +2444,31 @@  int amdgpu_vm_bo_unmap(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		       struct amdgpu_bo_va *bo_va,
 		       uint64_t saddr)
 {
-	struct amdgpu_bo_va_mapping *mapping;
+	struct amdgpu_bo_va_mapping *mapping = NULL;
+	struct amdgpu_bo_va_mapping *tmp;
 	struct amdgpu_vm *vm = bo_va->base.vm;
 	bool valid = true;

 	saddr /= AMDGPU_GPU_PAGE_SIZE;

-	list_for_each_entry(mapping, &bo_va->valids, list) {
-		if (mapping->start == saddr)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &bo_va->valids, list) {
+		if (tmp->start == saddr) {
+			mapping = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

-	if (&mapping->list == &bo_va->valids) {
+	if (!mapping) {
 		valid = false;

-		list_for_each_entry(mapping, &bo_va->invalids, list) {
-			if (mapping->start == saddr)
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &bo_va->invalids, list) {
+			if (tmp->start == saddr) {
+				mapping = tmp;
 				break;
+			}
 		}

-		if (&mapping->list == &bo_va->invalids)
+		if (!mapping)
 			return -ENOENT;
 	}

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_memory.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_memory.c
index d2e1dccd8113..99ddb7ad9eb7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_memory.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_memory.c
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@  static void *agp_remap(unsigned long offset, unsigned long size,
 {
 	unsigned long i, num_pages =
 	    PAGE_ALIGN(size) / PAGE_SIZE;
-	struct drm_agp_mem *agpmem;
+	struct drm_agp_mem *agpmem = NULL;
+	struct drm_agp_mem *tmp;
 	struct page **page_map;
 	struct page **phys_page_map;
 	void *addr;
@@ -71,12 +72,14 @@  static void *agp_remap(unsigned long offset, unsigned long size,
 	offset -= dev->hose->mem_space->start;
 #endif

-	list_for_each_entry(agpmem, &dev->agp->memory, head)
-		if (agpmem->bound <= offset
-		    && (agpmem->bound + (agpmem->pages << PAGE_SHIFT)) >=
-		    (offset + size))
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &dev->agp->memory, head)
+		if (tmp->bound <= offset
+		    && (tmp->bound + (tmp->pages << PAGE_SHIFT)) >=
+		    (offset + size)) {
+			agpmem = tmp;
 			break;
-	if (&agpmem->head == &dev->agp->memory)
+		}
+	if (!agpmem)
 		return NULL;

 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
index 8257f9d4f619..0124e8dfa134 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c
@@ -912,7 +912,8 @@  EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mm_scan_remove_block);
 struct drm_mm_node *drm_mm_scan_color_evict(struct drm_mm_scan *scan)
 {
 	struct drm_mm *mm = scan->mm;
-	struct drm_mm_node *hole;
+	struct drm_mm_node *hole = NULL;
+	struct drm_mm_node *tmp;
 	u64 hole_start, hole_end;

 	DRM_MM_BUG_ON(list_empty(&mm->hole_stack));
@@ -925,18 +926,20 @@  struct drm_mm_node *drm_mm_scan_color_evict(struct drm_mm_scan *scan)
 	 * in the hole_stack list, but due to side-effects in the driver it
 	 * may not be.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(hole, &mm->hole_stack, hole_stack) {
-		hole_start = __drm_mm_hole_node_start(hole);
-		hole_end = hole_start + hole->hole_size;
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &mm->hole_stack, hole_stack) {
+		hole_start = __drm_mm_hole_node_start(tmp);
+		hole_end = hole_start + tmp->hole_size;

 		if (hole_start <= scan->hit_start &&
-		    hole_end >= scan->hit_end)
+		    hole_end >= scan->hit_end) {
+			hole = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

 	/* We should only be called after we found the hole previously */
-	DRM_MM_BUG_ON(&hole->hole_stack == &mm->hole_stack);
-	if (unlikely(&hole->hole_stack == &mm->hole_stack))
+	DRM_MM_BUG_ON(!hole);
+	if (unlikely(!hole))
 		return NULL;

 	DRM_MM_BUG_ON(hole_start > scan->hit_start);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vm.c
index e957d4851dc0..630b2bbd172e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_vm.c
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@  static vm_fault_t drm_vm_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 		 */
 		resource_size_t offset = vmf->address - vma->vm_start;
 		resource_size_t baddr = map->offset + offset;
-		struct drm_agp_mem *agpmem;
+		struct drm_agp_mem *agpmem = NULL;
+		struct drm_agp_mem *tmp;
 		struct page *page;

 #ifdef __alpha__
@@ -151,13 +152,15 @@  static vm_fault_t drm_vm_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 		/*
 		 * It's AGP memory - find the real physical page to map
 		 */
-		list_for_each_entry(agpmem, &dev->agp->memory, head) {
-			if (agpmem->bound <= baddr &&
-			    agpmem->bound + agpmem->pages * PAGE_SIZE > baddr)
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &dev->agp->memory, head) {
+			if (tmp->bound <= baddr &&
+			    tmp->bound + tmp->pages * PAGE_SIZE > baddr) {
+				agpmem = tmp;
 				break;
+			}
 		}

-		if (&agpmem->head == &dev->agp->memory)
+		if (!agpmem)
 			goto vm_fault_error;

 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_lvds.c
index 28b995ef2844..2df1cbef0965 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_lvds.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@  static void oaktrail_lvds_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	struct psb_intel_mode_device *mode_dev = &dev_priv->mode_dev;
 	struct drm_mode_config *mode_config = &dev->mode_config;
 	struct drm_connector *connector = NULL;
+	struct drm_connector *tmp;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = encoder->crtc;
 	u32 lvds_port;
 	uint64_t v = DRM_MODE_SCALE_FULLSCREEN;
@@ -112,12 +113,14 @@  static void oaktrail_lvds_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	REG_WRITE(LVDS, lvds_port);

 	/* Find the connector we're trying to set up */
-	list_for_each_entry(connector, &mode_config->connector_list, head) {
-		if (connector->encoder && connector->encoder->crtc == crtc)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &mode_config->connector_list, head) {
+		if (tmp->encoder && tmp->encoder->crtc == crtc) {
+			connector = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

-	if (list_entry_is_head(connector, &mode_config->connector_list, head)) {
+	if (!connector) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Couldn't find connector when setting mode");
 		gma_power_end(dev);
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
index 00327b750fbb..80c79028901a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -107,25 +107,27 @@  static void lut_close(struct i915_gem_context *ctx)
 	radix_tree_for_each_slot(slot, &ctx->handles_vma, &iter, 0) {
 		struct i915_vma *vma = rcu_dereference_raw(*slot);
 		struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = vma->obj;
-		struct i915_lut_handle *lut;
+		struct i915_lut_handle *lut = NULL;
+		struct i915_lut_handle *tmp;

 		if (!kref_get_unless_zero(&obj->base.refcount))
 			continue;

 		spin_lock(&obj->lut_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(lut, &obj->lut_list, obj_link) {
-			if (lut->ctx != ctx)
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &obj->lut_list, obj_link) {
+			if (tmp->ctx != ctx)
 				continue;

-			if (lut->handle != iter.index)
+			if (tmp->handle != iter.index)
 				continue;

-			list_del(&lut->obj_link);
+			list_del(&tmp->obj_link);
+			lut = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&obj->lut_lock);

-		if (&lut->obj_link != &obj->lut_list) {
+		if (lut) {
 			i915_lut_handle_free(lut);
 			radix_tree_iter_delete(&ctx->handles_vma, &iter, slot);
 			i915_vma_close(vma);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 1736efa43339..fda9e3685ad2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -2444,7 +2444,8 @@  static struct i915_request *eb_throttle(struct i915_execbuffer *eb, struct intel
 {
 	struct intel_ring *ring = ce->ring;
 	struct intel_timeline *tl = ce->timeline;
-	struct i915_request *rq;
+	struct i915_request *rq = NULL;
+	struct i915_request *tmp;

 	/*
 	 * Completely unscientific finger-in-the-air estimates for suitable
@@ -2460,15 +2461,17 @@  static struct i915_request *eb_throttle(struct i915_execbuffer *eb, struct intel
 	 * claiming our resources, but not so long that the ring completely
 	 * drains before we can submit our next request.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry(rq, &tl->requests, link) {
-		if (rq->ring != ring)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &tl->requests, link) {
+		if (tmp->ring != ring)
 			continue;

-		if (__intel_ring_space(rq->postfix,
-				       ring->emit, ring->size) > ring->size / 2)
+		if (__intel_ring_space(tmp->postfix,
+				       ring->emit, ring->size) > ring->size / 2) {
+			rq = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (&rq->link == &tl->requests)
+	if (!rq)
 		return NULL; /* weird, we will check again later for real */

 	return i915_request_get(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c
index 2fdd52b62092..4881c4e0c407 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_ring.c
@@ -191,24 +191,27 @@  wait_for_space(struct intel_ring *ring,
 	       struct intel_timeline *tl,
 	       unsigned int bytes)
 {
-	struct i915_request *target;
+	struct i915_request *target = NULL;
+	struct i915_request *tmp;
 	long timeout;

 	if (intel_ring_update_space(ring) >= bytes)
 		return 0;

 	GEM_BUG_ON(list_empty(&tl->requests));
-	list_for_each_entry(target, &tl->requests, link) {
-		if (target->ring != ring)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &tl->requests, link) {
+		if (tmp->ring != ring)
 			continue;

 		/* Would completion of this request free enough space? */
-		if (bytes <= __intel_ring_space(target->postfix,
-						ring->emit, ring->size))
+		if (bytes <= __intel_ring_space(tmp->postfix,
+						ring->emit, ring->size)) {
+			target = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

-	if (GEM_WARN_ON(&target->link == &tl->requests))
+	if (GEM_WARN_ON(!target))
 		return -ENOSPC;

 	timeout = i915_request_wait(target,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/ramgk104.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/ramgk104.c
index 2b678b60b4d3..c1f99d34e334 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/ramgk104.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/fb/ramgk104.c
@@ -1155,17 +1155,20 @@  static void
 gk104_ram_prog_0(struct gk104_ram *ram, u32 freq)
 {
 	struct nvkm_device *device = ram->base.fb->subdev.device;
-	struct nvkm_ram_data *cfg;
+	struct nvkm_ram_data *cfg = NULL;
+	struct nvkm_ram_data *tmp;
 	u32 mhz = freq / 1000;
 	u32 mask, data;

-	list_for_each_entry(cfg, &ram->cfg, head) {
-		if (mhz >= cfg->bios.rammap_min &&
-		    mhz <= cfg->bios.rammap_max)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ram->cfg, head) {
+		if (mhz >= tmp->bios.rammap_min &&
+		    mhz <= tmp->bios.rammap_max) {
+			cfg = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

-	if (&cfg->head == &ram->cfg)
+	if (!cfg)
 		return;

 	if (mask = 0, data = 0, ram->diff.rammap_11_0a_03fe) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
index f91fb31ab7a7..2051abe5337a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_main.c
@@ -1081,7 +1081,8 @@  void drm_sched_increase_karma_ext(struct drm_sched_job *bad, int type)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct drm_sched_entity *tmp;
-	struct drm_sched_entity *entity;
+	struct drm_sched_entity *entity = NULL;
+	struct drm_sched_entity *iter;
 	struct drm_gpu_scheduler *sched = bad->sched;

 	/* don't change @bad's karma if it's from KERNEL RQ,
@@ -1099,16 +1100,17 @@  void drm_sched_increase_karma_ext(struct drm_sched_job *bad, int type)
 			struct drm_sched_rq *rq = &sched->sched_rq[i];

 			spin_lock(&rq->lock);
-			list_for_each_entry_safe(entity, tmp, &rq->entities, list) {
+			list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, tmp, &rq->entities, list) {
 				if (bad->s_fence->scheduled.context ==
-				    entity->fence_context) {
-					if (entity->guilty)
-						atomic_set(entity->guilty, type);
+				    iter->fence_context) {
+					if (iter->guilty)
+						atomic_set(iter->guilty, type);
+					entity = iter;
 					break;
 				}
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&rq->lock);
-			if (&entity->list != &rq->entities)
+			if (entity)
 				break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
index db3dc7ef5382..d4e0899f87d3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_bo.c
@@ -672,37 +672,36 @@  int ttm_mem_evict_first(struct ttm_device *bdev,
 			struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx,
 			struct ww_acquire_ctx *ticket)
 {
-	struct ttm_buffer_object *bo = NULL, *busy_bo = NULL;
+	struct ttm_buffer_object *bo = NULL, *tmp, *busy_bo = NULL;
 	bool locked = false;
 	unsigned i;
 	int ret;

 	spin_lock(&bdev->lru_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < TTM_MAX_BO_PRIORITY; ++i) {
-		list_for_each_entry(bo, &man->lru[i], lru) {
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &man->lru[i], lru) {
 			bool busy;

-			if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(bo, ctx, place,
+			if (!ttm_bo_evict_swapout_allowable(tmp, ctx, place,
 							    &locked, &busy)) {
 				if (busy && !busy_bo && ticket !=
-				    dma_resv_locking_ctx(bo->base.resv))
-					busy_bo = bo;
+				    dma_resv_locking_ctx(tmp->base.resv))
+					busy_bo = tmp;
 				continue;
 			}

-			if (!ttm_bo_get_unless_zero(bo)) {
+			if (!ttm_bo_get_unless_zero(tmp)) {
 				if (locked)
-					dma_resv_unlock(bo->base.resv);
+					dma_resv_unlock(tmp->base.resv);
 				continue;
 			}
+			bo = tmp;
 			break;
 		}

 		/* If the inner loop terminated early, we have our candidate */
-		if (&bo->lru != &man->lru[i])
+		if (bo)
 			break;
-
-		bo = NULL;
 	}

 	if (!bo) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index bbd2f4ec08ec..8f1890cf438e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -2582,22 +2582,26 @@  int vmw_kms_fbdev_init_data(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 			    struct drm_crtc **p_crtc,
 			    struct drm_display_mode **p_mode)
 {
-	struct drm_connector *con;
+	struct drm_connector *con = NULL;
+	struct drm_connector *tmp1;
 	struct vmw_display_unit *du;
-	struct drm_display_mode *mode;
+	struct drm_display_mode *mode = NULL;
+	struct drm_display_mode *tmp2;
 	int i = 0;
 	int ret = 0;

 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.mode_config.mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(con, &dev_priv->drm.mode_config.connector_list,
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp1, &dev_priv->drm.mode_config.connector_list,
 			    head) {
-		if (i == unit)
+		if (i == unit) {
+			con = tmp1;
 			break;
+		}

 		++i;
 	}

-	if (&con->head == &dev_priv->drm.mode_config.connector_list) {
+	if (!con) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Could not find initial display unit.\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -2616,12 +2620,14 @@  int vmw_kms_fbdev_init_data(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	*p_con = con;
 	*p_crtc = &du->crtc;

-	list_for_each_entry(mode, &con->modes, head) {
-		if (mode->type & DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp2, &con->modes, head) {
+		if (tmp2->type & DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED) {
+			mode = tmp2;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

-	if (&mode->head == &con->modes) {
+	if (!mode) {
 		WARN_ONCE(true, "Could not find initial preferred mode.\n");
 		*p_mode = list_first_entry(&con->modes,
 					   struct drm_display_mode,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c
index 2a7abf7a1f7f..a069847b56aa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/tid_rdma.c
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@  static int kern_alloc_tids(struct tid_rdma_flow *flow)
 	struct hfi1_ctxtdata *rcd = flow->req->rcd;
 	struct hfi1_devdata *dd = rcd->dd;
 	u32 ngroups, pageidx = 0;
-	struct tid_group *group = NULL, *used;
+	struct tid_group *group = NULL, *used, *tmp;
 	u8 use;

 	flow->tnode_cnt = 0;
@@ -1248,13 +1248,15 @@  static int kern_alloc_tids(struct tid_rdma_flow *flow)
 		goto used_list;

 	/* First look at complete groups */
-	list_for_each_entry(group,  &rcd->tid_group_list.list, list) {
-		kern_add_tid_node(flow, rcd, "complete groups", group,
-				  group->size);
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp,  &rcd->tid_group_list.list, list) {
+		kern_add_tid_node(flow, rcd, "complete groups", tmp,
+				  tmp->size);

-		pageidx += group->size;
-		if (!--ngroups)
+		pageidx += tmp->size;
+		if (!--ngroups) {
+			group = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

 	if (pageidx >= flow->npagesets)
@@ -1277,7 +1279,7 @@  static int kern_alloc_tids(struct tid_rdma_flow *flow)
 	 * However, if we are at the head, we have reached the end of the
 	 * complete groups list from the first loop above
 	 */
-	if (group && &group->list == &rcd->tid_group_list.list)
+	if (!group)
 		goto bail_eagain;
 	group = list_prepare_entry(group, &rcd->tid_group_list.list,
 				   list);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
index 93b1650eacfa..4659d879e97d 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c
@@ -1920,17 +1920,19 @@  static int mlx4_ib_mcg_detach(struct ib_qp *ibqp, union ib_gid *gid, u16 lid)

 	if (mdev->dev->caps.steering_mode ==
 	    MLX4_STEERING_MODE_DEVICE_MANAGED) {
-		struct mlx4_ib_steering *ib_steering;
+		struct mlx4_ib_steering *ib_steering = NULL;
+		struct mlx4_ib_steering *tmp;

 		mutex_lock(&mqp->mutex);
-		list_for_each_entry(ib_steering, &mqp->steering_rules, list) {
-			if (!memcmp(ib_steering->gid.raw, gid->raw, 16)) {
-				list_del(&ib_steering->list);
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &mqp->steering_rules, list) {
+			if (!memcmp(tmp->gid.raw, gid->raw, 16)) {
+				list_del(&tmp->list);
+				ib_steering = tmp;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&mqp->mutex);
-		if (&ib_steering->list == &mqp->steering_rules) {
+		if (!ib_steering) {
 			pr_err("Couldn't find reg_id for mgid. Steering rule is left attached\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mxl5xx.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mxl5xx.c
index 934d1c0b214a..78c37ce56e32 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mxl5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/mxl5xx.c
@@ -492,17 +492,20 @@  static int enable_tuner(struct mxl *state, u32 tuner, u32 enable);
 static int sleep(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
 {
 	struct mxl *state = fe->demodulator_priv;
-	struct mxl *p;
+	struct mxl *p = NULL;
+	struct mxl *tmp;

 	cfg_demod_abort_tune(state);
 	if (state->tuner_in_use != 0xffffffff) {
 		mutex_lock(&state->base->tune_lock);
 		state->tuner_in_use = 0xffffffff;
-		list_for_each_entry(p, &state->base->mxls, mxl) {
-			if (p->tuner_in_use == state->tuner)
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &state->base->mxls, mxl) {
+			if (tmp->tuner_in_use == state->tuner) {
+				p = tmp;
 				break;
+			}
 		}
-		if (&p->mxl == &state->base->mxls)
+		if (!p)
 			enable_tuner(state, state->tuner, 0);
 		mutex_unlock(&state->base->tune_lock);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c
index db9baa0bd05f..9245fd5e546c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-api.c
@@ -942,6 +942,7 @@  int v4l2_query_ext_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl, struct v4l2_query_ext_ctr
 	const unsigned int next_flags = V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_CTRL | V4L2_CTRL_FLAG_NEXT_COMPOUND;
 	u32 id = qc->id & V4L2_CTRL_ID_MASK;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl_ref *ref;
+	struct v4l2_ctrl_ref *tmp;
 	struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl;

 	if (!hdl)
@@ -976,15 +977,17 @@  int v4l2_query_ext_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl, struct v4l2_query_ext_ctr
 			 * We found a control with the given ID, so just get
 			 * the next valid one in the list.
 			 */
-			list_for_each_entry_continue(ref, &hdl->ctrl_refs, node) {
-				is_compound = ref->ctrl->is_array ||
-					ref->ctrl->type >= V4L2_CTRL_COMPOUND_TYPES;
-				if (id < ref->ctrl->id &&
-				    (is_compound & mask) == match)
+			tmp = ref;
+			ref = NULL;
+			list_for_each_entry_continue(tmp, &hdl->ctrl_refs, node) {
+				is_compound = tmp->ctrl->is_array ||
+					tmp->ctrl->type >= V4L2_CTRL_COMPOUND_TYPES;
+				if (id < tmp->ctrl->id &&
+				    (is_compound & mask) == match) {
+					ref = tmp;
 					break;
+				}
 			}
-			if (&ref->node == &hdl->ctrl_refs)
-				ref = NULL;
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * No control with the given ID exists, so start
@@ -992,15 +995,15 @@  int v4l2_query_ext_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl_handler *hdl, struct v4l2_query_ext_ctr
 			 * is one, otherwise the first 'if' above would have
 			 * been true.
 			 */
-			list_for_each_entry(ref, &hdl->ctrl_refs, node) {
-				is_compound = ref->ctrl->is_array ||
-					ref->ctrl->type >= V4L2_CTRL_COMPOUND_TYPES;
-				if (id < ref->ctrl->id &&
-				    (is_compound & mask) == match)
+			list_for_each_entry(tmp, &hdl->ctrl_refs, node) {
+				is_compound = tmp->ctrl->is_array ||
+					tmp->ctrl->type >= V4L2_CTRL_COMPOUND_TYPES;
+				if (id < tmp->ctrl->id &&
+				    (is_compound & mask) == match) {
+					ref = tmp;
 					break;
+				}
 			}
-			if (&ref->node == &hdl->ctrl_refs)
-				ref = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(hdl->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
index a67f4f2d33a9..f15b91e22b9d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@  int mei_irq_read_handler(struct mei_device *dev,
 {
 	struct mei_msg_hdr *mei_hdr;
 	struct mei_ext_meta_hdr *meta_hdr = NULL;
-	struct mei_cl *cl;
+	struct mei_cl *cl = NULL;
+	struct mei_cl *tmp;
 	int ret;
 	u32 hdr_size_left;
 	u32 hdr_size_ext;
@@ -421,15 +422,16 @@  int mei_irq_read_handler(struct mei_device *dev,
 	}

 	/* find recipient cl */
-	list_for_each_entry(cl, &dev->file_list, link) {
-		if (mei_cl_hbm_equal(cl, mei_hdr)) {
-			cl_dbg(dev, cl, "got a message\n");
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &dev->file_list, link) {
+		if (mei_cl_hbm_equal(tmp, mei_hdr)) {
+			cl_dbg(dev, tmp, "got a message\n");
+			cl = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
 	}

 	/* if no recipient cl was found we assume corrupted header */
-	if (&cl->link == &dev->file_list) {
+	if (!cl) {
 		/* A message for not connected fixed address clients
 		 * should be silently discarded
 		 * On power down client may be force cleaned,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_filter.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_filter.c
index 3010833ddde3..d3e59ee13705 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede/qede_filter.c
@@ -829,18 +829,21 @@  int qede_configure_vlan_filters(struct qede_dev *edev)
 int qede_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 proto, u16 vid)
 {
 	struct qede_dev *edev = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct qede_vlan *vlan;
+	struct qede_vlan *vlan = NULL;
+	struct qede_vlan *tmp;
 	int rc = 0;

 	DP_VERBOSE(edev, NETIF_MSG_IFDOWN, "Removing vlan 0x%04x\n", vid);

 	/* Find whether entry exists */
 	__qede_lock(edev);
-	list_for_each_entry(vlan, &edev->vlan_list, list)
-		if (vlan->vid == vid)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &edev->vlan_list, list)
+		if (tmp->vid == vid) {
+			vlan = tmp;
 			break;
+		}

-	if (list_entry_is_head(vlan, &edev->vlan_list, list)) {
+	if (!vlan) {
 		DP_VERBOSE(edev, (NETIF_MSG_IFUP | NETIF_MSG_IFDOWN),
 			   "Vlan isn't configured\n");
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/libipw_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/libipw_rx.c
index 7a684b76f39b..c78372e0dc15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/libipw_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/libipw_rx.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,8 @@  static void libipw_process_probe_response(struct libipw_device
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = ieee->dev;
 	struct libipw_network network = { };
-	struct libipw_network *target;
+	struct libipw_network *target = NULL;
+	struct libipw_network *tmp;
 	struct libipw_network *oldest = NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIBIPW_DEBUG
 	struct libipw_info_element *info_element = beacon->info_element;
@@ -1555,18 +1556,20 @@  static void libipw_process_probe_response(struct libipw_device

 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ieee->lock, flags);

-	list_for_each_entry(target, &ieee->network_list, list) {
-		if (is_same_network(target, &network))
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ieee->network_list, list) {
+		if (is_same_network(tmp, &network)) {
+			target = tmp;
 			break;
+		}

 		if ((oldest == NULL) ||
-		    time_before(target->last_scanned, oldest->last_scanned))
-			oldest = target;
+		    time_before(tmp->last_scanned, oldest->last_scanned))
+			oldest = tmp;
 	}

 	/* If we didn't find a match, then get a new network slot to initialize
 	 * with this beacon's information */
-	if (&target->list == &ieee->network_list) {
+	if (!target) {
 		if (list_empty(&ieee->network_free_list)) {
 			/* If there are no more slots, expire the oldest */
 			list_del(&oldest->list);
diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/cpcap-battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/cpcap-battery.c
index 18e3ff0e15d5..6542ff3eeccc 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/cpcap-battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/cpcap-battery.c
@@ -789,17 +789,20 @@  static irqreturn_t cpcap_battery_irq_thread(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct cpcap_battery_ddata *ddata = data;
 	struct cpcap_battery_state_data *latest;
-	struct cpcap_interrupt_desc *d;
+	struct cpcap_interrupt_desc *d = NULL;
+	struct cpcap_interrupt_desc *tmp;

 	if (!atomic_read(&ddata->active))
 		return IRQ_NONE;

-	list_for_each_entry(d, &ddata->irq_list, node) {
-		if (irq == d->irq)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ddata->irq_list, node) {
+		if (irq == tmp->irq) {
+			d = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

-	if (list_entry_is_head(d, &ddata->irq_list, node))
+	if (!d)
 		return IRQ_NONE;

 	latest = cpcap_battery_latest(ddata);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c
index fdf08cb57207..30174bddf024 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_bsg.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,8 @@  lpfc_bsg_hba_set_event(struct bsg_job *job)
 	struct lpfc_hba *phba = vport->phba;
 	struct fc_bsg_request *bsg_request = job->request;
 	struct set_ct_event *event_req;
-	struct lpfc_bsg_event *evt;
+	struct lpfc_bsg_event *evt = NULL;
+	struct lpfc_bsg_event *tmp;
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct bsg_job_data *dd_data = NULL;
 	uint32_t ev_mask;
@@ -1205,17 +1206,18 @@  lpfc_bsg_hba_set_event(struct bsg_job *job)
 	ev_mask = ((uint32_t)(unsigned long)event_req->type_mask &
 				FC_REG_EVENT_MASK);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry(evt, &phba->ct_ev_waiters, node) {
-		if (evt->reg_id == event_req->ev_reg_id) {
-			lpfc_bsg_event_ref(evt);
-			evt->wait_time_stamp = jiffies;
-			dd_data = (struct bsg_job_data *)evt->dd_data;
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &phba->ct_ev_waiters, node) {
+		if (tmp->reg_id == event_req->ev_reg_id) {
+			lpfc_bsg_event_ref(tmp);
+			tmp->wait_time_stamp = jiffies;
+			dd_data = (struct bsg_job_data *)tmp->dd_data;
+			evt = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&phba->ct_ev_lock, flags);

-	if (&evt->node == &phba->ct_ev_waiters) {
+	if (!evt) {
 		/* no event waiting struct yet - first call */
 		dd_data = kmalloc(sizeof(struct bsg_job_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (dd_data == NULL) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c
index 34b00a76b6bd..7ed60edc5aa8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl819x_TSProc.c
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@  static struct ts_common_info *SearchAdmitTRStream(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
 	bool	search_dir[4] = {0};
 	struct list_head *psearch_list;
 	struct ts_common_info *pRet = NULL;
+	struct ts_common_info *tmp;

 	if (ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_MASTER) {
 		if (TxRxSelect == TX_DIR) {
@@ -247,19 +248,19 @@  static struct ts_common_info *SearchAdmitTRStream(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
 	for (dir = 0; dir <= DIR_BI_DIR; dir++) {
 		if (!search_dir[dir])
 			continue;
-		list_for_each_entry(pRet, psearch_list, List) {
-			if (memcmp(pRet->Addr, Addr, 6) == 0 &&
-			    pRet->TSpec.f.TSInfo.field.ucTSID == TID &&
-			    pRet->TSpec.f.TSInfo.field.ucDirection == dir)
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, psearch_list, List) {
+			if (memcmp(tmp->Addr, Addr, 6) == 0 &&
+			    tmp->TSpec.f.TSInfo.field.ucTSID == TID &&
+			    tmp->TSpec.f.TSInfo.field.ucDirection == dir) {
+				pRet = tmp;
 				break;
+			}
 		}
-		if (&pRet->List  != psearch_list)
+		if (pRet)
 			break;
 	}

-	if (pRet && &pRet->List  != psearch_list)
-		return pRet;
-	return NULL;
+	return pRet;
 }

 static void MakeTSEntry(struct ts_common_info *pTsCommonInfo, u8 *Addr,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_rx.c
index e3d0a361d370..5f44bc5dcd76 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_rx.c
@@ -2540,7 +2540,8 @@  static inline void rtllib_process_probe_response(
 	struct rtllib_probe_response *beacon,
 	struct rtllib_rx_stats *stats)
 {
-	struct rtllib_network *target;
+	struct rtllib_network *target = NULL;
+	struct rtllib_network *tmp;
 	struct rtllib_network *oldest = NULL;
 	struct rtllib_info_element *info_element = &beacon->info_element[0];
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -2623,19 +2624,21 @@  static inline void rtllib_process_probe_response(
 				ieee->LinkDetectInfo.NumRecvBcnInPeriod++;
 		}
 	}
-	list_for_each_entry(target, &ieee->network_list, list) {
-		if (is_same_network(target, network,
-		   (target->ssid_len ? 1 : 0)))
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ieee->network_list, list) {
+		if (is_same_network(tmp, network,
+		   (tmp->ssid_len ? 1 : 0))) {
+			target = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 		if ((oldest == NULL) ||
-		    (target->last_scanned < oldest->last_scanned))
-			oldest = target;
+		    (tmp->last_scanned < oldest->last_scanned))
+			oldest = tmp;
 	}

 	/* If we didn't find a match, then get a new network slot to initialize
 	 * with this beacon's information
 	 */
-	if (&target->list == &ieee->network_list) {
+	if (!target) {
 		if (list_empty(&ieee->network_free_list)) {
 			/* If there are no more slots, expire the oldest */
 			list_del(&oldest->list);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
index b58e75932ecd..2843c1c1c2f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
@@ -2239,7 +2239,8 @@  static inline void ieee80211_process_probe_response(
 	struct ieee80211_rx_stats *stats)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_network *network;
-	struct ieee80211_network *target;
+	struct ieee80211_network *target = NULL;
+	struct ieee80211_network *tmp;
 	struct ieee80211_network *oldest = NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211_DEBUG
 	struct ieee80211_info_element *info_element = &beacon->info_element[0];
@@ -2357,17 +2358,19 @@  static inline void ieee80211_process_probe_response(
 			network->flags = (~NETWORK_EMPTY_ESSID & network->flags) | (NETWORK_EMPTY_ESSID & ieee->current_network.flags);
 	}

-	list_for_each_entry(target, &ieee->network_list, list) {
-		if (is_same_network(target, network, ieee))
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ieee->network_list, list) {
+		if (is_same_network(tmp, network, ieee)) {
+			target = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 		if (!oldest ||
-		    (target->last_scanned < oldest->last_scanned))
-			oldest = target;
+		    (tmp->last_scanned < oldest->last_scanned))
+			oldest = tmp;
 	}

 	/* If we didn't find a match, then get a new network slot to initialize
 	 * with this beacon's information */
-	if (&target->list == &ieee->network_list) {
+	if (!target) {
 		if (list_empty(&ieee->network_free_list)) {
 			/* If there are no more slots, expire the oldest */
 			list_del(&oldest->list);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c
index 3aabb401b15a..1b8f3fd8e51d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/rtl819x_TSProc.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@  static struct ts_common_info *SearchAdmitTRStream(struct ieee80211_device *ieee,
 	bool				search_dir[4] = {0};
 	struct list_head		*psearch_list; //FIXME
 	struct ts_common_info	*pRet = NULL;
+	struct ts_common_info	*tmp;
 	if (ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_MASTER) { //ap mode
 		if (TxRxSelect == TX_DIR) {
 			search_dir[DIR_DOWN] = true;
@@ -243,23 +244,21 @@  static struct ts_common_info *SearchAdmitTRStream(struct ieee80211_device *ieee,
 	for (dir = 0; dir <= DIR_BI_DIR; dir++) {
 		if (!search_dir[dir])
 			continue;
-		list_for_each_entry(pRet, psearch_list, list) {
-	//		IEEE80211_DEBUG(IEEE80211_DL_TS, "ADD:%pM, TID:%d, dir:%d\n", pRet->Addr, pRet->TSpec.ts_info.ucTSID, pRet->TSpec.ts_info.ucDirection);
-			if (memcmp(pRet->addr, Addr, 6) == 0)
-				if (pRet->t_spec.ts_info.uc_tsid == TID)
-					if (pRet->t_spec.ts_info.uc_direction == dir) {
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, psearch_list, list) {
+	//		IEEE80211_DEBUG(IEEE80211_DL_TS, "ADD:%pM, TID:%d, dir:%d\n", tmp->Addr, tmp->TSpec.ts_info.ucTSID, tmp->TSpec.ts_info.ucDirection);
+			if (memcmp(tmp->addr, Addr, 6) == 0)
+				if (tmp->t_spec.ts_info.uc_tsid == TID)
+					if (tmp->t_spec.ts_info.uc_direction == dir) {
 	//					printk("Bingo! got it\n");
+	//					pRet = tmp;
 						break;
 					}
 		}
-		if (&pRet->list  != psearch_list)
+		if (pRet)
 			break;
 	}

-	if (&pRet->list  != psearch_list)
-		return pRet;
-	else
-		return NULL;
+	return pRet;
 }

 static void MakeTSEntry(struct ts_common_info *pTsCommonInfo, u8 *Addr,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
index 9315313108c9..26908d012ac8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
@@ -1690,6 +1690,7 @@  composite_setup(struct usb_gadget *gadget, const struct usb_ctrlrequest *ctrl)
 	u16				w_value = le16_to_cpu(ctrl->wValue);
 	u16				w_length = le16_to_cpu(ctrl->wLength);
 	struct usb_function		*f = NULL;
+	struct usb_function		*tmp;
 	u8				endp;

 	if (w_length > USB_COMP_EP0_BUFSIZ) {
@@ -2046,12 +2047,12 @@  composite_setup(struct usb_gadget *gadget, const struct usb_ctrlrequest *ctrl)
 			if (!cdev->config)
 				break;
 			endp = ((w_index & 0x80) >> 3) | (w_index & 0x0f);
-			list_for_each_entry(f, &cdev->config->functions, list) {
-				if (test_bit(endp, f->endpoints))
+			list_for_each_entry(tmp, &cdev->config->functions, list) {
+				if (test_bit(endp, tmp->endpoints)) {
+					f = tmp;
 					break;
+				}
 			}
-			if (&f->list == &cdev->config->functions)
-				f = NULL;
 			break;
 		}
 try_fun_setup:
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
index b25623e3fe3d..e012a2bdab82 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2misc.c
@@ -150,16 +150,18 @@  smb2_check_message(char *buf, unsigned int len, struct TCP_Server_Info *srvr)
 		struct smb2_transform_hdr *thdr =
 			(struct smb2_transform_hdr *)buf;
 		struct cifs_ses *ses = NULL;
+		struct cifs_ses *tmp;

 		/* decrypt frame now that it is completely read in */
 		spin_lock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-		list_for_each_entry(ses, &srvr->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
-			if (ses->Suid == le64_to_cpu(thdr->SessionId))
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &srvr->smb_ses_list, smb_ses_list) {
+			if (tmp->Suid == le64_to_cpu(thdr->SessionId)) {
+				ses = tmp;
 				break;
+			}
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&cifs_tcp_ses_lock);
-		if (list_entry_is_head(ses, &srvr->smb_ses_list,
-				       smb_ses_list)) {
+		if (!ses) {
 			cifs_dbg(VFS, "no decryption - session id not found\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/proc/kcore.c b/fs/proc/kcore.c
index 982e694aae77..f1ac6d765367 100644
--- a/fs/proc/kcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/kcore.c
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@  read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos)
 	size_t page_offline_frozen = 1;
 	size_t phdrs_len, notes_len;
 	struct kcore_list *m;
+	struct kcore_list *tmp;
 	size_t tsz;
 	int nphdr;
 	unsigned long start;
@@ -479,10 +480,13 @@  read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos)
 		 * the previous entry, search for a matching entry.
 		 */
 		if (!m || start < m->addr || start >= m->addr + m->size) {
-			list_for_each_entry(m, &kclist_head, list) {
-				if (start >= m->addr &&
-				    start < m->addr + m->size)
+			m = NULL;
+			list_for_each_entry(tmp, &kclist_head, list) {
+				if (start >= tmp->addr &&
+				    start < tmp->addr + tmp->size) {
+					m = tmp;
 					break;
+				}
 			}
 		}

@@ -492,12 +496,11 @@  read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos)
 			page_offline_freeze();
 		}

-		if (&m->list == &kclist_head) {
+		if (!m) {
 			if (clear_user(buffer, tsz)) {
 				ret = -EFAULT;
 				goto out;
 			}
-			m = NULL;	/* skip the list anchor */
 			goto skip;
 		}

diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
index 0852a537dad4..2d3d6558cef0 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
@@ -781,18 +781,21 @@  static int kdb_defcmd(int argc, const char **argv)
 static int kdb_exec_defcmd(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	int ret;
-	kdbtab_t *kp;
+	kdbtab_t *kp = NULL;
+	kdbtab_t *tmp;
 	struct kdb_macro *kmp;
 	struct kdb_macro_statement *kms;

 	if (argc != 0)
 		return KDB_ARGCOUNT;

-	list_for_each_entry(kp, &kdb_cmds_head, list_node) {
-		if (strcmp(kp->name, argv[0]) == 0)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &kdb_cmds_head, list_node) {
+		if (strcmp(tmp->name, argv[0]) == 0) {
+			kp = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (list_entry_is_head(kp, &kdb_cmds_head, list_node)) {
+	if (!kp) {
 		kdb_printf("kdb_exec_defcmd: could not find commands for %s\n",
 			   argv[0]);
 		return KDB_NOTIMP;
@@ -919,7 +922,8 @@  int kdb_parse(const char *cmdstr)
 	static char cbuf[CMD_BUFLEN+2];
 	char *cp;
 	char *cpp, quoted;
-	kdbtab_t *tp;
+	kdbtab_t *tp = NULL;
+	kdbtab_t *tmp;
 	int escaped, ignore_errors = 0, check_grep = 0;

 	/*
@@ -1010,17 +1014,21 @@  int kdb_parse(const char *cmdstr)
 		++argv[0];
 	}

-	list_for_each_entry(tp, &kdb_cmds_head, list_node) {
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &kdb_cmds_head, list_node) {
 		/*
 		 * If this command is allowed to be abbreviated,
 		 * check to see if this is it.
 		 */
-		if (tp->minlen && (strlen(argv[0]) <= tp->minlen) &&
-		    (strncmp(argv[0], tp->name, tp->minlen) == 0))
+		if (tmp->minlen && (strlen(argv[0]) <= tmp->minlen) &&
+		    (strncmp(argv[0], tmp->name, tmp->minlen) == 0)) {
+			tp = tmp;
 			break;
+		}

-		if (strcmp(argv[0], tp->name) == 0)
+		if (strcmp(argv[0], tmp->name) == 0) {
+			tp = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

 	/*
@@ -1028,14 +1036,16 @@  int kdb_parse(const char *cmdstr)
 	 * few characters of this match any of the known commands.
 	 * e.g., md1c20 should match md.
 	 */
-	if (list_entry_is_head(tp, &kdb_cmds_head, list_node)) {
-		list_for_each_entry(tp, &kdb_cmds_head, list_node) {
-			if (strncmp(argv[0], tp->name, strlen(tp->name)) == 0)
+	if (!tp) {
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &kdb_cmds_head, list_node) {
+			if (strncmp(argv[0], tmp->name, strlen(tmp->name)) == 0) {
+				tp = tmp;
 				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}

-	if (!list_entry_is_head(tp, &kdb_cmds_head, list_node)) {
+	if (tp) {
 		int result;

 		if (!kdb_check_flags(tp->flags, kdb_cmd_enabled, argc <= 1))
diff --git a/kernel/power/snapshot.c b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
index 330d49937692..6ded22451c73 100644
--- a/kernel/power/snapshot.c
+++ b/kernel/power/snapshot.c
@@ -625,16 +625,18 @@  static int create_mem_extents(struct list_head *list, gfp_t gfp_mask)

 	for_each_populated_zone(zone) {
 		unsigned long zone_start, zone_end;
-		struct mem_extent *ext, *cur, *aux;
+		struct mem_extent *ext = NULL, *tmp, *cur, *aux;

 		zone_start = zone->zone_start_pfn;
 		zone_end = zone_end_pfn(zone);

-		list_for_each_entry(ext, list, hook)
-			if (zone_start <= ext->end)
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, list, hook)
+			if (zone_start <= tmp->end) {
+				ext = tmp;
 				break;
+			}

-		if (&ext->hook == list || zone_end < ext->start) {
+		if (!ext || zone_end < ext->start) {
 			/* New extent is necessary */
 			struct mem_extent *new_ext;

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index f9feb197b2da..d1cc4dcf1b1e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -4544,7 +4544,8 @@  register_ftrace_function_probe(char *glob, struct trace_array *tr,
 			       void *data)
 {
 	struct ftrace_func_entry *entry;
-	struct ftrace_func_probe *probe;
+	struct ftrace_func_probe *probe = NULL;
+	struct ftrace_func_probe *tmp;
 	struct ftrace_hash **orig_hash;
 	struct ftrace_hash *old_hash;
 	struct ftrace_hash *hash;
@@ -4563,11 +4564,13 @@  register_ftrace_function_probe(char *glob, struct trace_array *tr,

 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
 	/* Check if the probe_ops is already registered */
-	list_for_each_entry(probe, &tr->func_probes, list) {
-		if (probe->probe_ops == probe_ops)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &tr->func_probes, list) {
+		if (tmp->probe_ops == probe_ops) {
+			probe = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (&probe->list == &tr->func_probes) {
+	if (!probe) {
 		probe = kzalloc(sizeof(*probe), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!probe) {
 			mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
@@ -4687,7 +4690,8 @@  unregister_ftrace_function_probe_func(char *glob, struct trace_array *tr,
 {
 	struct ftrace_ops_hash old_hash_ops;
 	struct ftrace_func_entry *entry;
-	struct ftrace_func_probe *probe;
+	struct ftrace_func_probe *probe = NULL;
+	struct ftrace_func_probe *iter;
 	struct ftrace_glob func_g;
 	struct ftrace_hash **orig_hash;
 	struct ftrace_hash *old_hash;
@@ -4715,11 +4719,13 @@  unregister_ftrace_function_probe_func(char *glob, struct trace_array *tr,

 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
 	/* Check if the probe_ops is already registered */
-	list_for_each_entry(probe, &tr->func_probes, list) {
-		if (probe->probe_ops == probe_ops)
+	list_for_each_entry(iter, &tr->func_probes, list) {
+		if (iter->probe_ops == probe_ops) {
+			probe = iter;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (&probe->list == &tr->func_probes)
+	if (!probe)
 		goto err_unlock_ftrace;

 	ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
index 191db32dec46..4d9143bc38c8 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
@@ -652,7 +652,8 @@  static struct trace_event_functions eprobe_funcs = {
 static int disable_eprobe(struct trace_eprobe *ep,
 			  struct trace_array *tr)
 {
-	struct event_trigger_data *trigger;
+	struct event_trigger_data *trigger = NULL;
+	struct event_trigger_data *tmp;
 	struct trace_event_file *file;
 	struct eprobe_data *edata;

@@ -660,14 +661,16 @@  static int disable_eprobe(struct trace_eprobe *ep,
 	if (!file)
 		return -ENOENT;

-	list_for_each_entry(trigger, &file->triggers, list) {
-		if (!(trigger->flags & EVENT_TRIGGER_FL_PROBE))
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &file->triggers, list) {
+		if (!(tmp->flags & EVENT_TRIGGER_FL_PROBE))
 			continue;
-		edata = trigger->private_data;
-		if (edata->ep == ep)
+		edata = tmp->private_data;
+		if (edata->ep == ep) {
+			trigger = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (list_entry_is_head(trigger, &file->triggers, list))
+	if (!trigger)
 		return -ENODEV;

 	list_del_rcu(&trigger->list);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 3147614c1812..6c0642ea42da 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2264,6 +2264,7 @@  event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 {
 	struct trace_subsystem_dir *dir;
 	struct event_subsystem *system;
+	struct event_subsystem *tmp;
 	struct dentry *entry;

 	/* First see if we did not already create this dir */
@@ -2277,13 +2278,13 @@  event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 	}

 	/* Now see if the system itself exists. */
-	list_for_each_entry(system, &event_subsystems, list) {
-		if (strcmp(system->name, name) == 0)
+	system = NULL;
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &event_subsystems, list) {
+		if (strcmp(tmp->name, name) == 0) {
+			system = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	/* Reset system variable when not found */
-	if (&system->list == &event_subsystems)
-		system = NULL;

 	dir = kmalloc(sizeof(*dir), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dir)
diff --git a/net/9p/trans_xen.c b/net/9p/trans_xen.c
index eb9fb55280ef..a1222f9bdda3 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_xen.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_xen.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@  static bool p9_xen_write_todo(struct xen_9pfs_dataring *ring, RING_IDX size)

 static int p9_xen_request(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *p9_req)
 {
-	struct xen_9pfs_front_priv *priv;
+	struct xen_9pfs_front_priv *priv = NULL;
+	struct xen_9pfs_front_priv *tmp;
 	RING_IDX cons, prod, masked_cons, masked_prod;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	u32 size = p9_req->tc.size;
@@ -123,12 +124,14 @@  static int p9_xen_request(struct p9_client *client, struct p9_req_t *p9_req)
 	int num;

 	read_lock(&xen_9pfs_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(priv, &xen_9pfs_devs, list) {
-		if (priv->client == client)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &xen_9pfs_devs, list) {
+		if (tmp->client == client) {
+			priv = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
 	read_unlock(&xen_9pfs_lock);
-	if (list_entry_is_head(priv, &xen_9pfs_devs, list))
+	if (!priv)
 		return -EINVAL;

 	num = p9_req->tc.tag % priv->num_rings;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c b/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c
index bc3a043a5d5c..981d1c5970c5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c
@@ -841,12 +841,14 @@  udp_tunnel_nic_unregister(struct net_device *dev, struct udp_tunnel_nic *utn)
 	 * and if there are other devices just detach.
 	 */
 	if (info->shared) {
-		struct udp_tunnel_nic_shared_node *node, *first;
+		struct udp_tunnel_nic_shared_node *node = NULL, *first, *tmp;

-		list_for_each_entry(node, &info->shared->devices, list)
-			if (node->dev == dev)
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &info->shared->devices, list)
+			if (tmp->dev == dev) {
+				node = tmp;
 				break;
-		if (list_entry_is_head(node, &info->shared->devices, list))
+			}
+		if (!node)
 			return;

 		list_del(&node->list);
diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index 1d8ba233d047..760a55f572b5 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -958,16 +958,19 @@  static int __tipc_nl_add_nametable_publ(struct tipc_nl_msg *msg,
 					struct service_range *sr,
 					u32 *last_key)
 {
-	struct publication *p;
+	struct publication *p = NULL;
+	struct publication *tmp;
 	struct nlattr *attrs;
 	struct nlattr *b;
 	void *hdr;

 	if (*last_key) {
-		list_for_each_entry(p, &sr->all_publ, all_publ)
-			if (p->key == *last_key)
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &sr->all_publ, all_publ)
+			if (tmp->key == *last_key) {
+				p = tmp;
 				break;
-		if (list_entry_is_head(p, &sr->all_publ, all_publ))
+			}
+		if (!p)
 			return -EPIPE;
 	} else {
 		p = list_first_entry(&sr->all_publ,
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 7545321c3440..60f12a8ed4d4 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -3742,14 +3742,17 @@  static int __tipc_nl_list_sk_publ(struct sk_buff *skb,
 				  struct tipc_sock *tsk, u32 *last_publ)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct publication *p;
+	struct publication *p = NULL;
+	struct publication *tmp;

 	if (*last_publ) {
-		list_for_each_entry(p, &tsk->publications, binding_sock) {
-			if (p->key == *last_publ)
+		list_for_each_entry(tmp, &tsk->publications, binding_sock) {
+			if (tmp->key == *last_publ) {
+				p = tmp;
 				break;
+			}
 		}
-		if (list_entry_is_head(p, &tsk->publications, binding_sock)) {
+		if (!p) {
 			/* We never set seq or call nl_dump_check_consistent()
 			 * this means that setting prev_seq here will cause the
 			 * consistence check to fail in the netlink callback
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_ipcomp.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_ipcomp.c
index cb40ff0ff28d..03a10bff89c5 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_ipcomp.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_ipcomp.c
@@ -233,15 +233,18 @@  static void * __percpu *ipcomp_alloc_scratches(void)

 static void ipcomp_free_tfms(struct crypto_comp * __percpu *tfms)
 {
-	struct ipcomp_tfms *pos;
+	struct ipcomp_tfms *pos = NULL;
+	struct ipcomp_tfms *tmp;
 	int cpu;

-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &ipcomp_tfms_list, list) {
-		if (pos->tfms == tfms)
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &ipcomp_tfms_list, list) {
+		if (tmp->tfms == tfms) {
+			pos = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}

-	WARN_ON(list_entry_is_head(pos, &ipcomp_tfms_list, list));
+	WARN_ON(!pos);

 	if (--pos->users)
 		return;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/catpt/pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/pcm.c
index 939a9b801dec..e030c59468bb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/catpt/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/pcm.c
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@  static int catpt_dai_apply_usettings(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 				     struct catpt_stream_runtime *stream)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_component *component = dai->component;
-	struct snd_kcontrol *pos;
+	struct snd_kcontrol *pos = NULL;
+	struct snd_kcontrol *tmp;
 	struct catpt_dev *cdev = dev_get_drvdata(dai->dev);
 	const char *name;
 	int ret;
@@ -354,12 +355,14 @@  static int catpt_dai_apply_usettings(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 		return 0;
 	}

-	list_for_each_entry(pos, &component->card->snd_card->controls, list) {
-		if (pos->private_data == component &&
-		    !strncmp(name, pos->id.name, sizeof(pos->id.name)))
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &component->card->snd_card->controls, list) {
+		if (tmp->private_data == component &&
+		    !strncmp(name, tmp->id.name, sizeof(tmp->id.name))) {
+			pos = tmp;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (list_entry_is_head(pos, &component->card->snd_card->controls, list))
+	if (!pos)
 		return -ENOENT;

 	if (stream->template->type != CATPT_STRM_TYPE_LOOPBACK)
diff --git a/sound/soc/sprd/sprd-mcdt.c b/sound/soc/sprd/sprd-mcdt.c
index f6a55fa60c1b..f37d503e4950 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sprd/sprd-mcdt.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sprd/sprd-mcdt.c
@@ -866,20 +866,19 @@  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sprd_mcdt_chan_dma_disable);
 struct sprd_mcdt_chan *sprd_mcdt_request_chan(u8 channel,
 					      enum sprd_mcdt_channel_type type)
 {
-	struct sprd_mcdt_chan *temp;
+	struct sprd_mcdt_chan *temp = NULL;
+	struct sprd_mcdt_chan *tmp;

 	mutex_lock(&sprd_mcdt_list_mutex);

-	list_for_each_entry(temp, &sprd_mcdt_chan_list, list) {
-		if (temp->type == type && temp->id == channel) {
-			list_del_init(&temp->list);
+	list_for_each_entry(tmp, &sprd_mcdt_chan_list, list) {
+		if (tmp->type == type && tmp->id == channel) {
+			list_del_init(&tmp->list);
+			temp = tmp;
 			break;
 		}
 	}

-	if (list_entry_is_head(temp, &sprd_mcdt_chan_list, list))
-		temp = NULL;
-
 	mutex_unlock(&sprd_mcdt_list_mutex);

 	return temp;