Index: geom_subr.c
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RCS file: /private/FreeBSD/src/sys/geom/geom_subr.c,v
retrieving revision 1.74
diff -u -p -u -p -r1.74 geom_subr.c
--- geom_subr.c	11 Mar 2004 08:16:23 -0000	1.74
+++ geom_subr.c	18 Mar 2004 01:12:15 -0000
@@ -584,12 +584,12 @@ g_access(struct g_consumer *cp, int dcr,
 	g_topology_assert();
 	G_VALID_CONSUMER(cp);
 	pp = cp->provider;
+	KASSERT(pp != NULL, ("access but not attached"));
 	G_VALID_PROVIDER(pp);
 
 	g_trace(G_T_ACCESS, "g_access(%p(%s), %d, %d, %d)",
 	    cp, pp->name, dcr, dcw, dce);
 
-	KASSERT(cp->provider != NULL, ("access but not attached"));
 	KASSERT(cp->acr + dcr >= 0, ("access resulting in negative acr"));
 	KASSERT(cp->acw + dcw >= 0, ("access resulting in negative acw"));
 	KASSERT(cp->ace + dce >= 0, ("access resulting in negative ace"));