linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf probe: Remove redundant checks

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Date:	Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:29:21 +0900
From:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>,
	"2nddept-manager@....hitachi.co.jp" 
	<2nddept-manager@....hitachi.co.jp>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] perf probe: Remove redundant checks

(2011/02/23 3:53), Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
> 
> While fixing an error propagating problem in f809b25 I added two
> redundant checks.
> 
> I did that because I didn't expect the checks to be on the while and for
> loop condition expression, where they are tested before we run the loop,
> where the 'ret' variable is set.
> 
> So remove it from there and leave it just after it is actually set,
> eliminating unneded tests.

Thanks, that's good for me :)

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>

> 
> Reported-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
> Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
> Cc: Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>
> LKML-Reference: <new-submission>
> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
> ---
>  tools/perf/util/probe-event.c  |    2 +-
>  tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c |    5 ++---
>  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> index 369ddc6..5ddee66 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
> @@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ int add_perf_probe_events(struct perf_probe_event *pevs, int npevs,
>  	}
>  
>  	/* Loop 2: add all events */
> -	for (i = 0; i < npevs && ret >= 0; i++) {
> +	for (i = 0; i < npevs; i++) {
>  		ret = __add_probe_trace_events(pkgs[i].pev, pkgs[i].tevs,
>  						pkgs[i].ntevs, force_add);
>  		if (ret < 0)
> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
> index eecbdca..17f9c4a 100644
> --- a/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
> +++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-finder.c
> @@ -1462,8 +1462,7 @@ static int find_probes(int fd, struct probe_finder *pf)
>  	off = 0;
>  	line_list__init(&pf->lcache);
>  	/* Loop on CUs (Compilation Unit) */
> -	while (!dwarf_nextcu(dbg, off, &noff, &cuhl, NULL, NULL, NULL) &&
> -	       ret >= 0) {
> +	while (!dwarf_nextcu(dbg, off, &noff, &cuhl, NULL, NULL, NULL)) {
>  		/* Get the DIE(Debugging Information Entry) of this CU */
>  		diep = dwarf_offdie(dbg, off + cuhl, &pf->cu_die);
>  		if (!diep)
> @@ -1484,7 +1483,7 @@ static int find_probes(int fd, struct probe_finder *pf)
>  				pf->lno = pp->line;
>  				ret = find_probe_point_by_line(pf);
>  			}
> -			if (ret != DWARF_CB_OK)
> +			if (ret < 0)
>  				break;
>  		}
>  		off = noff;


-- 
Masami HIRAMATSU
2nd Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Systems Development Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com
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