Linux style is to handle early-on failure.  Inverting the first
condition lets us simplify the second, and improves readability.

Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
---
 drivers/clk/clk.c | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index 47093cda9df32223..1a73e9c4e752a85c 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -3259,11 +3259,10 @@ bool clk_is_match(const struct clk *p, const struct clk *q)
 		return true;
 
 	/* true if clk->core pointers match. Avoid dereferencing garbage */
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(p) && !IS_ERR_OR_NULL(q))
-		if (p->core == q->core)
-			return true;
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(p) || IS_ERR_OR_NULL(q))
+		return false;
 
-	return false;
+	return p->core == q->core;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(clk_is_match);
 
-- 
2.43.0

Quoting Geert Uytterhoeven (2026-03-05 02:12:33)
> Linux style is to handle early-on failure.  Inverting the first
> condition lets us simplify the second, and improves readability.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
> ---

Applied to clk-next

On Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 11:12:33AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Linux style is to handle early-on failure.  Inverting the first
> condition lets us simplify the second, and improves readability.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>

Reviewed-by: Brian Masney <bmasney@redhat.com>

Stephen: There are 8 places in clk_test.c where clk_is_match() is
called, so I feel we should be good testing coverage wise.