linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: memory: remove unreachable code

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Date:	Sun, 08 May 2011 17:29:41 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Maxin B John <maxin.john@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	walken@...gle.com, aarcange@...hat.com, hughd@...gle.com,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: memory: remove unreachable code

On 05/08/2011 05:18 PM, Maxin B John wrote:
> Remove the unreachable code found in mm/memory.c
>
> Signed-off-by: Maxin B. John<maxin.john@...il.com>
> ---
> diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
> index 27f4253..d3b30af 100644
> --- a/mm/memory.c
> +++ b/mm/memory.c
> @@ -3695,7 +3695,6 @@ static int __access_remote_vm(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm,
>   			if (ret<= 0)
>   #endif
>   				break;
> -			bytes = ret;
>   		} else {
>   			bytes = len;
>   			offset = addr&  (PAGE_SIZE-1);

Is it really impossible for vma->vm_ops->access to return a
positive value?

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