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The condition of dev == NULL is impossible in caif_xmit(), hence it is
for the removal.

Explanation:
The static caif_xmit() is only called upon via a function pointer
`ndo_start_xmit` defined in include/linux/netdevice.h:
```
struct net_device_ops {
    ...
    netdev_tx_t     (*ndo_start_xmit)(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
    ...
}
```

The exhausive list of call points are:
```
drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/rmnet/rmnet_map_command.c
    dev->netdev_ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, dev);
    ^                                    ^

drivers/infiniband/ulp/opa_vnic/opa_vnic_netdev.c
    struct opa_vnic_adapter *adapter = opa_vnic_priv(netdev);
			     ^                       ^
    return adapter->rn_ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, netdev); // adapter would crash first
	   ^                                    ^

drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
    ncm->netdev->netdev_ops->ndo_start_xmit(NULL, ncm->netdev);
	      ^                                   ^
...