CPDF_Document::LoadPattern() and friends always have a valid matrix.

core/fpdfapi/fpdf_page/cpdf_shadingpattern.h

 // Copyright 2016 PDFium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 // Original code copyright 2014 Foxit Software Inc. http://www.foxitsoftware.com
 
 #ifndef CORE_FPDFAPI_FPDF_PAGE_CPDF_SHADINGPATTERN_H_
 #define CORE_FPDFAPI_FPDF_PAGE_CPDF_SHADINGPATTERN_H_
 
 #include "core/fpdfapi/fpdf_page/cpdf_countedobject.h"
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 class CFX_Matrix;
 class CPDF_ColorSpace;
 class CPDF_Document;
 class CPDF_Object;
 
 class CPDF_ShadingPattern : public CPDF_Pattern {
  public:
   CPDF_ShadingPattern(CPDF_Document* pDoc,
                       CPDF_Object* pPatternObj,
                       FX_BOOL bShading,
-                      const CFX_Matrix* parentMatrix);
+                      const CFX_Matrix& parentMatrix);
 
   ~CPDF_ShadingPattern() override;
 
   CPDF_TilingPattern* AsTilingPattern() override { return nullptr; }
   CPDF_ShadingPattern* AsShadingPattern() override { return this; }
 
   bool IsMeshShading() const {
     return m_ShadingType == kFreeFormGouraudTriangleMeshShading ||
            m_ShadingType == kLatticeFormGouraudTriangleMeshShading ||
            m_ShadingType == kCoonsPatchMeshShading ||
            m_ShadingType == kTensorProductPatchMeshShading;
   }
   FX_BOOL Load();
 
   ShadingType m_ShadingType;
   FX_BOOL m_bShadingObj;
   CPDF_Object* m_pShadingObj;
 
   // Still keep |m_pCS| as some CPDF_ColorSpace (name object) are not managed
   // as counted objects. Refer to CPDF_DocPageData::GetColorSpace.
   CPDF_ColorSpace* m_pCS;
 
   CPDF_CountedColorSpace* m_pCountedCS;
   CPDF_Function* m_pFunctions[4];
   size_t m_nFuncs;
 };
 
 #endif  // CORE_FPDFAPI_FPDF_PAGE_CPDF_SHADINGPATTERN_H_