linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/15] hisi_sas: only zero slot memory when reused

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Date:   Tue, 6 Sep 2016 23:36:14 +0800
From:   John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
To:     <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
CC:     <linuxarm@...wei.com>, <zhangfei.gao@...aro.org>,
        <xuwei5@...ilicon.com>, <john.garry2@...l.dcu.ie>,
        <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH 04/15] hisi_sas: only zero slot memory when reused

Currently the slot memory is zeroed when it is
freed and also when it is reused, like in
hisi_sas_task_prep(). Optimise by avoiding the
redundant zeroing in the free.

Signed-off-by: John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index 5d56576..0e48751 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void hisi_sas_slot_task_free(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba, struct sas_task *task,
 	slot->task = NULL;
 	slot->port = NULL;
 	hisi_sas_slot_index_free(hisi_hba, slot->idx);
-	memset(slot, 0, sizeof(*slot));
+	/* slot memory is fully zeroed when it is reused */
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hisi_sas_slot_task_free);
 
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