pmac_ide_hwif_t *pmif =
                (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)dev_get_drvdata(hwif->gendev.parent);
 
-       if (pmif == NULL)
-               return;
-
        if (drive->dn & 1)
                writel(pmif->timings[1], PMAC_IDE_REG(IDE_TIMING_CONFIG));
        else
        pmac_ide_hwif_t *pmif =
                (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)dev_get_drvdata(hwif->gendev.parent);
 
-       if (pmif == NULL)
-               return;
-
        if (drive->dn & 1) {
                writel(pmif->timings[1], PMAC_IDE_REG(IDE_KAUAI_PIO_CONFIG));
                writel(pmif->timings[3], PMAC_IDE_REG(IDE_KAUAI_ULTRA_CONFIG));
        pmac_ide_hwif_t *pmif =
                (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)dev_get_drvdata(hwif->gendev.parent);
 
-       if (pmif == NULL)
-               return;
-
        if (pmif->kind == controller_sh_ata6 ||
            pmif->kind == controller_un_ata6 ||
            pmif->kind == controller_k2_ata6)
        unsigned accessTime, recTime;
        unsigned int cycle_time;
 
-       if (pmif == NULL)
-               return;
-               
        /* which drive is it ? */
        timings = &pmif->timings[drive->dn & 1];
        t = *timings;
        pmac_ide_hwif_t *pmif =
                (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)dev_get_drvdata(hwif->gendev.parent);
        struct request *rq = HWGROUP(drive)->rq;
-       u8 unit = drive->dn & 1, ata4;
-
-       if (pmif == NULL)
-               return 1;
-       ata4 = (pmif->kind == controller_kl_ata4);      
+       u8 unit = drive->dn & 1, ata4 = (pmif->kind == controller_kl_ata4);
 
        if (!pmac_ide_build_dmatable(drive, rq)) {
                ide_map_sg(drive, rq);
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
        pmac_ide_hwif_t *pmif =
                (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)dev_get_drvdata(hwif->gendev.parent);
-       volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *dma;
+       volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *dma = pmif->dma_regs;
        u32 dstat;
-       
-       if (pmif == NULL)
-               return 0;
-       dma = pmif->dma_regs;
 
        drive->waiting_for_dma = 0;
        dstat = readl(&dma->status);
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
        pmac_ide_hwif_t *pmif =
                (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)dev_get_drvdata(hwif->gendev.parent);
-       volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *dma;
+       volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *dma = pmif->dma_regs;
        unsigned long status, timeout;
 
-       if (pmif == NULL)
-               return 0;
-       dma = pmif->dma_regs;
-
        /* We have to things to deal with here:
         * 
         * - The dbdma won't stop if the command was started
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
        pmac_ide_hwif_t *pmif =
                (pmac_ide_hwif_t *)dev_get_drvdata(hwif->gendev.parent);
-       volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *dma;
-       unsigned long status;
-
-       if (pmif == NULL)
-               return;
-       dma = pmif->dma_regs;
+       volatile struct dbdma_regs __iomem *dma = pmif->dma_regs;
+       unsigned long status = readl(&dma->status);
 
-       status = readl(&dma->status);
        printk(KERN_ERR "ide-pmac lost interrupt, dma status: %lx\n", status);
 }