Re: [PATCH] KVM: X86: correct meaningless kvm_apicv_activated() check

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Mon Mar 16 2020 - 11:59:14 EST


On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 04:44:47PM +0100, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 09:33:50AM +0100, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> >> Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >> > + if ((old == 0) == (new == 0))
> >> > + return;
> >>
> >> This is a very laconic expression I personally find hard to read :-)
> >>
> >> /* Check if WE actually changed APICv state */
> >> if ((!old && !new) || (old && new))
> >> return;
> >>
> >> would be my preference (not strong though, I read yours several times
> >> and now I feel like I understand it just fine :-)
> >
> > Or maybe this to avoid so many equals signs?
> >
> > if (!old == !new)
> > return;
> >
>
> if (!!old == !!new)
> return;
>
> to make it clear we're converting them to 1/0 :-)

All I can think of now is the Onion article regarding razor blades...

if (!!!!old == !!!!new)
return;