{
        struct vcc_port *port;
 
-       if (unlikely(!tty)) {
-               pr_err("VCC: open: Invalid TTY handle\n");
-               return -ENXIO;
-       }
-
        if (tty->count > 1)
                return -EBUSY;
 
 
 static void vcc_close(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *vcc_file)
 {
-       if (unlikely(!tty)) {
-               pr_err("VCC: close: Invalid TTY handle\n");
-               return;
-       }
-
        if (unlikely(tty->count > 1))
                return;
 
 {
        struct vcc_port *port;
 
-       if (unlikely(!tty)) {
-               pr_err("VCC: hangup: Invalid TTY handle\n");
-               return;
-       }
-
        port = vcc_get_ne(tty->index);
        if (unlikely(!port)) {
                pr_err("VCC: hangup: Failed to find VCC port\n");
        int tosend = 0;
        int rv = -EINVAL;
 
-       if (unlikely(!tty)) {
-               pr_err("VCC: write: Invalid TTY handle\n");
-               return -ENXIO;
-       }
-
        port = vcc_get_ne(tty->index);
        if (unlikely(!port)) {
                pr_err("VCC: write: Failed to find VCC port");
        struct vcc_port *port;
        u64 num;
 
-       if (unlikely(!tty)) {
-               pr_err("VCC: write_room: Invalid TTY handle\n");
-               return -ENXIO;
-       }
-
        port = vcc_get_ne(tty->index);
        if (unlikely(!port)) {
                pr_err("VCC: write_room: Failed to find VCC port\n");
        struct vcc_port *port;
        u64 num;
 
-       if (unlikely(!tty)) {
-               pr_err("VCC: chars_in_buffer: Invalid TTY handle\n");
-               return -ENXIO;
-       }
-
        port = vcc_get_ne(tty->index);
        if (unlikely(!port)) {
                pr_err("VCC: chars_in_buffer: Failed to find VCC port\n");
        struct vcc_port *port;
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       if (unlikely(!tty)) {
-               pr_err("VCC: break_ctl: Invalid TTY handle\n");
-               return -ENXIO;
-       }
-
        port = vcc_get_ne(tty->index);
        if (unlikely(!port)) {
                pr_err("VCC: break_ctl: Failed to find VCC port\n");
        struct tty_port *port_tty;
        int ret;
 
-       if (unlikely(!tty)) {
-               pr_err("VCC: install: Invalid TTY handle\n");
-               return -ENXIO;
-       }
-
        if (tty->index >= VCC_MAX_PORTS)
                return -EINVAL;
 
 {
        struct vcc_port *port;
 
-       if (unlikely(!tty)) {
-               pr_err("VCC: cleanup: Invalid TTY handle\n");
-               return;
-       }
-
        port = vcc_get(tty->index, true);
        if (port) {
                port->tty = NULL;