Re: [PATCH linux-next v2] KVM: SVM: Remove the unneeded result variable

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Mon Aug 22 2022 - 12:01:19 EST


On Mon, Aug 22, 2022, cgel.zte@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: ye xingchen <ye.xingchen@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Return the value from sev_guest_activate(&activate, error) and
> sev_issue_cmd_external_user(f.file, id, data, error) directly
> instead of storing it in another redundant variable.And also change
> the position of handle and asid to simplify the code.
>
> Signed-off-by: ye xingchen <ye.xingchen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v1 -> v2
> Suggested-by: SeanChristopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Change the position of handle and asid.
> Change the explain about this patch.
> Dropping the comment about asid + handle.
> arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c | 19 ++++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
> index 28064060413a..4448f2e512b9 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
> @@ -276,31 +276,24 @@ static int sev_guest_init(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
>
> static int sev_bind_asid(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int handle, int *error)
> {
> - struct sev_data_activate activate;
> - int asid = sev_get_asid(kvm);
> - int ret;
> -
> - /* activate ASID on the given handle */
> - activate.handle = handle;
> - activate.asid = asid;
> - ret = sev_guest_activate(&activate, error);
> + struct sev_data_activate activate = {
> + .handle = handle,
> + .asid = sev_get_asid(kvm),
> + };
>
> - return ret;
> + return sev_guest_activate(&activate, error);
> }
>
> static int __sev_issue_cmd(int fd, int id, void *data, int *error)
> {
> struct fd f;
> - int ret;
>
> f = fdget(fd);
> if (!f.file)
> return -EBADF;
>
> - ret = sev_issue_cmd_external_user(f.file, id, data, error);
> -
> fdput(f);
> - return ret;
> + return sev_issue_cmd_external_user(f.file, id, data, error);

Again, this is broken, the fdput() needs to stay after f.file is consumed, i.e.
eliminating "ret" is wrong.

> }
>
> static int sev_issue_cmd(struct kvm *kvm, int id, void *data, int *error)
> --
> 2.25.1