int status;
- if (0 != strcmp (ds->type, vl->type)) {
+ /* sanity checks, primarily to make static analyzers happy. */
+ if ((cb == NULL) || (cb->send_buffer == NULL))
+ return -1;
+
+ if (strcmp (ds->type, vl->type) == 0) {
ERROR ("write_http plugin: DS type does not match "
"value list type");
return -1;