Re: [PATCH 1/1] pseries/hotplug-memory.c: Change rc variable to bool

From: David Hildenbrand
Date: Fri Aug 02 2019 - 03:18:56 EST


On 02.08.19 01:10, Leonardo Bras wrote:
> Changes the return variable to bool (as the return value) and
> avoids doing a ternary operation before returning.
>
> Also, since rc will always be true, there is no need to do
> rc &= bool, as (true && X) will result in X.
>
> Signed-off-by: Leonardo Bras <leonardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
> index 8e700390f3d6..392deb4855e5 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
> @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int pseries_remove_mem_node(struct device_node *np)
> static bool lmb_is_removable(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
> {
> int i, scns_per_block;
> - int rc = 1;
> + bool rc = true;
> unsigned long pfn, block_sz;
> u64 phys_addr;
>
> @@ -363,11 +363,11 @@ static bool lmb_is_removable(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
> if (!pfn_present(pfn))
> continue;
>
> - rc &= is_mem_section_removable(pfn, PAGES_PER_SECTION);
> + rc = is_mem_section_removable(pfn, PAGES_PER_SECTION);

No, that's wrong.

If is_mem_section_removable() is false in the first iteration but true
in the last iteration, you would return true instead of false, which
introduced a bug. We have to AND all sub-results, not simply use the
last one.

> phys_addr += MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
> }
>
> - return rc ? true : false;
> + return rc;
> }
>
> static int dlpar_add_lmb(struct drmem_lmb *);
>


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Thanks,

David / dhildenb