In case of error, the function kthread_create() returns ERR_PTR() and
never returns NULL. The NULL test in the return value check should be
replaced with IS_ERR().
Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <weiyongjun1@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
                                &vchiq_keepalive_thread_func,
                                (void *)state,
                                threadname);
-                       if (arm_state->ka_thread == NULL) {
+                       if (IS_ERR(arm_state->ka_thread)) {
                                vchiq_log_error(vchiq_susp_log_level,
                                        "vchiq: FATAL: couldn't create thread %s",
                                        threadname);