{
        struct fld_cache *cache;
 
-       LASSERT(name != NULL);
+       LASSERT(name);
        LASSERT(cache_threshold < cache_size);
 
        cache = kzalloc(sizeof(*cache), GFP_NOFS);
 {
        __u64 pct;
 
-       LASSERT(cache != NULL);
+       LASSERT(cache);
        fld_cache_flush(cache);
 
        if (cache->fci_stat.fst_count > 0) {
        struct list_head *curr;
        int num = 0;
 
-       LASSERT(cache != NULL);
-
        if (cache->fci_cache_count < cache->fci_cache_size)
                return 0;
 
                }
        }
 
-       if (prev == NULL)
+       if (!prev)
                prev = head;
 
        CDEBUG(D_INFO, "insert range "DRANGE"\n", PRANGE(&f_new->fce_range));
        cache->fci_stat.fst_count++;
        list_for_each_entry(flde, head, fce_list) {
                if (flde->fce_range.lsr_start > seq) {
-                       if (prev != NULL)
+                       if (prev)
                                *range = prev->fce_range;
                        break;
                }
 
                fld->lcf_name, hash, seq, fld->lcf_count);
 
        list_for_each_entry(target, &fld->lcf_targets, ft_chain) {
-               const char *srv_name = target->ft_srv != NULL  ?
+               const char *srv_name = target->ft_srv ?
                        target->ft_srv->lsf_name : "<null>";
-               const char *exp_name = target->ft_exp != NULL ?
+               const char *exp_name = target->ft_exp ?
                        (char *)target->ft_exp->exp_obd->obd_uuid.uuid :
                        "<null>";
 
 {
        struct lu_fld_target *target;
 
-       LASSERT(fld->lcf_hash != NULL);
+       LASSERT(fld->lcf_hash);
 
        spin_lock(&fld->lcf_lock);
        target = fld->lcf_hash->fh_scan_func(fld, seq);
        spin_unlock(&fld->lcf_lock);
 
-       if (target != NULL) {
+       if (target) {
                CDEBUG(D_INFO, "%s: Found target (idx %llu) by seq %#llx\n",
                       fld->lcf_name, target->ft_idx, seq);
        }
        const char *name;
        struct lu_fld_target *target, *tmp;
 
-       LASSERT(tar != NULL);
+       LASSERT(tar);
        name = fld_target_name(tar);
-       LASSERT(name != NULL);
-       LASSERT(tar->ft_srv != NULL || tar->ft_exp != NULL);
+       LASSERT(name);
+       LASSERT(tar->ft_srv || tar->ft_exp);
 
        if (fld->lcf_flags != LUSTRE_FLD_INIT) {
                CERROR("%s: Attempt to add target %s (idx %llu) on fly - skip it\n",
        }
 
        target->ft_exp = tar->ft_exp;
-       if (target->ft_exp != NULL)
+       if (target->ft_exp)
                class_export_get(target->ft_exp);
        target->ft_srv = tar->ft_srv;
        target->ft_idx = tar->ft_idx;
                        list_del(&target->ft_chain);
                        spin_unlock(&fld->lcf_lock);
 
-                       if (target->ft_exp != NULL)
+                       if (target->ft_exp)
                                class_export_put(target->ft_exp);
 
                        kfree(target);
        int cache_size, cache_threshold;
        int rc;
 
-       LASSERT(fld != NULL);
-
        snprintf(fld->lcf_name, sizeof(fld->lcf_name),
                 "cli-%s", prefix);
 
                                     &fld->lcf_targets, ft_chain) {
                fld->lcf_count--;
                list_del(&target->ft_chain);
-               if (target->ft_exp != NULL)
+               if (target->ft_exp)
                        class_export_put(target->ft_exp);
                kfree(target);
        }
        spin_unlock(&fld->lcf_lock);
 
-       if (fld->lcf_cache != NULL) {
+       if (fld->lcf_cache) {
                if (!IS_ERR(fld->lcf_cache))
                        fld_cache_fini(fld->lcf_cache);
                fld->lcf_cache = NULL;
        int                 rc;
        struct obd_import     *imp;
 
-       LASSERT(exp != NULL);
+       LASSERT(exp);
 
        imp = class_exp2cliimp(exp);
        req = ptlrpc_request_alloc_pack(imp, &RQF_FLD_QUERY, LUSTRE_MDS_VERSION,
                                        FLD_QUERY);
-       if (req == NULL)
+       if (!req)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        op = req_capsule_client_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_FLD_OPC);
                goto out_req;
 
        prange = req_capsule_server_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_FLD_MDFLD);
-       if (prange == NULL) {
+       if (!prange) {
                rc = -EFAULT;
                goto out_req;
        }
 
        /* Can not find it in the cache */
        target = fld_client_get_target(fld, seq);
-       LASSERT(target != NULL);
+       LASSERT(target);
 
        CDEBUG(D_INFO, "%s: Lookup fld entry (seq: %#llx) on target %s (idx %llu)\n",
                        fld->lcf_name, seq, fld_target_name(target), target->ft_idx);
 
        struct lu_client_fld *fld = (struct lu_client_fld *)m->private;
        struct lu_fld_target *target;
 
-       LASSERT(fld != NULL);
-
        spin_lock(&fld->lcf_lock);
        list_for_each_entry(target,
                                &fld->lcf_targets, ft_chain)
 {
        struct lu_client_fld *fld = (struct lu_client_fld *)m->private;
 
-       LASSERT(fld != NULL);
-
        spin_lock(&fld->lcf_lock);
        seq_printf(m, "%s\n", fld->lcf_hash->fh_name);
        spin_unlock(&fld->lcf_lock);
                return -EFAULT;
 
        fld = ((struct seq_file *)file->private_data)->private;
-       LASSERT(fld != NULL);
 
-       for (i = 0; fld_hash[i].fh_name != NULL; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; fld_hash[i].fh_name; i++) {
                if (count != strlen(fld_hash[i].fh_name))
                        continue;
 
                }
        }
 
-       if (hash != NULL) {
+       if (hash) {
                spin_lock(&fld->lcf_lock);
                fld->lcf_hash = hash;
                spin_unlock(&fld->lcf_lock);
 {
        struct lu_client_fld *fld = file->private_data;
 
-       LASSERT(fld != NULL);
-
        fld_cache_flush(fld->lcf_cache);
 
        CDEBUG(D_INFO, "%s: Lookup cache is flushed\n", fld->lcf_name);