linux-kernel - [PATCH] avoid one conditional branch in touch

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Date:	Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:38:54 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] avoid one conditional branch in touch_atime()

I added IS_NOATIME(inode) macro definition in include/linux/fs.h, true if the 
inode superblock is marked readonly or noatime.

This new macro is then used in touch_atime() instead of separatly testing 
MS_RDONLY and MS_NOATIME

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>

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