Re: [PATCH] torture-test modules: Remove unnecessary "ret" variables

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Sat Sep 22 2018 - 17:26:39 EST


On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 08:21:31PM -0500, Pierce Griffiths wrote:
> Remove return variables (declared as "ret") in cases where,
> depending on whether a condition evaluates as true, the result of a
> function call can be immediately returned instead of storing the result in
> the return variable. When the condition evaluates as false, the constant
> initially stored in the return variable at declaration is returned instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pierce Griffiths <pierceagriffiths@xxxxxxxxx>

Not bad, as it does safe a couple of lines. Is it possible to save
a few more by using "if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU))" instead
of the #ifdef? Or does that end up breaking the build for either
CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y or CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=n builds?

Thanx, Paul

> ---
> kernel/torture.c | 22 ++++++++--------------
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c
> index 1ac24a826589..f4cec6db7f3c 100644
> --- a/kernel/torture.c
> +++ b/kernel/torture.c
> @@ -233,16 +233,15 @@ torture_onoff(void *arg)
> */
> int torture_onoff_init(long ooholdoff, long oointerval)
> {
> - int ret = 0;
> -
> #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
> onoff_holdoff = ooholdoff;
> onoff_interval = oointerval;
> if (onoff_interval <= 0)
> return 0;
> - ret = torture_create_kthread(torture_onoff, NULL, onoff_task);
> -#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
> - return ret;
> + return torture_create_kthread(torture_onoff, NULL, onoff_task);
> +#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
> + return 0;
> +#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(torture_onoff_init);
>
> @@ -513,15 +512,13 @@ static int torture_shutdown(void *arg)
> */
> int torture_shutdown_init(int ssecs, void (*cleanup)(void))
> {
> - int ret = 0;
> -
> torture_shutdown_hook = cleanup;
> if (ssecs > 0) {
> shutdown_time = ktime_add(ktime_get(), ktime_set(ssecs, 0));
> - ret = torture_create_kthread(torture_shutdown, NULL,
> + return torture_create_kthread(torture_shutdown, NULL,
> shutdown_task);
> }
> - return ret;
> + return 0;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(torture_shutdown_init);
>
> @@ -619,13 +616,10 @@ static int torture_stutter(void *arg)
> /*
> * Initialize and kick off the torture_stutter kthread.
> */
> -int torture_stutter_init(int s)
> +int torture_stutter_init(const int s)
> {
> - int ret;
> -
> stutter = s;
> - ret = torture_create_kthread(torture_stutter, NULL, stutter_task);
> - return ret;
> + return torture_create_kthread(torture_stutter, NULL, stutter_task);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(torture_stutter_init);
>
> --
> 2.19.0
>