[TIPC]: First phase of assert() cleanup

This also contains enhancements to simplify comparisons in name table
publication removal algorithm and to simplify name table sanity checking
when shutting down TIPC.

Signed-off-by: Allan Stephens <allan.stephens@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Per Liden <per.liden@ericsson.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index 99846a18d94e..3aab67a56649 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ void tipc_port_recv_mcast(struct sk_buff *buf, struct port_list *dp)
         struct port_list *item = dp;
         int cnt = 0;
 
-        assert(buf);
         msg = buf_msg(buf);
 
         /* Create destination port list, if one wasn't supplied */