Re: [PATCH] slab: fix 'dubious: x & !y' warning from Sparse

From: Michal Hocko
Date: Fri Nov 16 2018 - 12:04:13 EST


On Fri 16-11-18 13:51:19, Cristopher Lameter wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Nov 2018, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>
> > diff --git a/include/linux/slab.h b/include/linux/slab.h
> > index 918f374..d395c73 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/slab.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/slab.h
> > @@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static __always_inline enum kmalloc_cache_type kmalloc_type(gfp_t flags)
> > * If an allocation is both __GFP_DMA and __GFP_RECLAIMABLE, return
> > * KMALLOC_DMA and effectively ignore __GFP_RECLAIMABLE
> > */
> > - return type_dma + (is_reclaimable & !is_dma) * KMALLOC_RECLAIM;
> > + return type_dma + (is_reclaimable && !is_dma) * KMALLOC_RECLAIM;
> > }
>
> Ok then lets revert the initial patch whose point was to avoid a branch.
> && causes a branch again.

I believe Vlastimil managed to get rid of the branch http://lkml.kernel.org/r/aa5975b6-58ed-5a3e-7de1-4b1384f88457@xxxxxxx

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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs