Re: [PATCH] maple_tree: avoid duplicate variable init in mast_spanning_rebalance()

From: Liam R. Howlett
Date: Mon Jan 22 2024 - 10:16:56 EST


* Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@xxxxxxxxx> [240122 05:22]:
> The local variables r_tmp and l_tmp in mast_spanning_rebalance() are
> already initialized at its declaration; there is no need to assign the
> value again.
>
> Remove the duplicate initialization of {r,l}_tmp. No functional change.
> Due to common compiler optimizations, also no change to object code.

Hello!

Thanks for this patch and well stated change log.

>
> This issue was identified with clang-analyzer's dead stores analysis.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> lib/maple_tree.c | 2 --
> 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
> index 7b161802860b..82fb5195c235 100644
> --- a/lib/maple_tree.c
> +++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
> @@ -2271,8 +2271,6 @@ bool mast_spanning_rebalance(struct maple_subtree_state *mast)
> struct ma_state l_tmp = *mast->orig_l;
> unsigned char depth = 0;
>
> - r_tmp = *mast->orig_r;
> - l_tmp = *mast->orig_l;
> do {
> mas_ascend(mast->orig_r);
> mas_ascend(mast->orig_l);
> --
> 2.17.1
>