cvs commit: src/sys/net if.c if_atmsubr.c if_stf.c if_tun.c src/sys/netinet if_ether.c ip_divert.c ip_fw2.c src/sys/netinet6 in6.c in6_var.h src/sys/nfsclient bootp_subr.c nfs_diskless.c

[Gleb Smirnoff]

On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 07:22:05PM +0000, Yar Tikhiy wrote:
Y>   Modified files:
Y>     sys/net              if.c if_atmsubr.c if_stf.c if_tun.c 
Y>     sys/netinet          if_ether.c ip_divert.c ip_fw2.c 
Y>     sys/netinet6         in6.c in6_var.h 
Y>     sys/nfsclient        bootp_subr.c nfs_diskless.c 
Y>   Log:
Y>   There is a consensus that ifaddr.ifa_addr should never be NULL,
Y>   except in places dealing with ifaddr creation or destruction; and
Y>   in such special places incomplete ifaddrs should never be linked
Y>   to system-wide data structures.  Therefore we can eliminate all the
Y>   superfluous checks for "ifa->ifa_addr != NULL" and get ready
Y>   to the system crashing honestly instead of masking possible bugs.
Y>   
Y>   Suggested by:   glebius, jhb, ru

I think this can also close few reports from Coverity.

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