Re: [PATCH v2 00/17] IB/mlx: Fine-tuning for several function implementations

From: SF Markus Elfring
Date: Sun Aug 06 2017 - 10:00:34 EST


> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:56:54 +0200
>
> Several update suggestions were taken into account
> from static source code analysis.
>
> Markus Elfring (17):
> Use kcalloc() in mlx4_ib_alloc_pv_bufs()
> Use kmalloc_array() in six functions
> Improve size determinations in six functions
> Fix a typo in a comment line
> Delete four unnecessary return statements
> Delete an unnecessary check before kfree() in free_pv_object()
> Move an assignment out of a check in forward_trap()
> Enclose 46 expressions for sizeof by parentheses
> Split a condition check in six functions
> Delete an unnecessary variable in __mlx4_ib_query_gid()
> Delete an unnecessary variable initialisation in mlx4_ib_add()
> Delete an unnecessary variable assignment in mlx4_ib_add()
> Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in mlx4_ib_add()
> Delete unnecessary braces in mlx4_ib_add()
> Delete unwanted spaces behind usages of the sizeof operator
> Add spaces for better code readability
> Less function calls in create_kernel_qp() after error detection
> ---
>
> v2:
> Changes were rebased on source files from Linux next-20170421.
> Some of them were recombined as requested by Doug Ledford.
>
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c | 72 ++++++++--------
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/main.c | 164 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c | 173 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c | 66 ++++++++++-----
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/srq.c | 5 +-
> 5 files changed, 261 insertions(+), 219 deletions(-)

Will the clarification be continued for the shown change possibilities?

Regards,
Markus