linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/unwind_orc: use swap macro in orc_sort

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Date:   Fri, 3 Nov 2017 16:17:10 -0500
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
Subject: [PATCH] x86/unwind_orc: use swap macro in orc_sort_swap

Make use of the swap macro and remove unnecessary variable orc_tmp.
This makes the code easier to read and maintain.

This code was detected with the help of Coccinelle.

Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <garsilva@...eddedor.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
index b95007e..82b8fd2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static struct orc_entry *orc_find(unsigned long ip)
 static void orc_sort_swap(void *_a, void *_b, int size)
 {
 	struct orc_entry *orc_a, *orc_b;
-	struct orc_entry orc_tmp;
 	int *a = _a, *b = _b, tmp;
 	int delta = _b - _a;
 
@@ -129,9 +128,7 @@ static void orc_sort_swap(void *_a, void *_b, int size)
 	/* Swap the corresponding .orc_unwind entries: */
 	orc_a = cur_orc_table + (a - cur_orc_ip_table);
 	orc_b = cur_orc_table + (b - cur_orc_ip_table);
-	orc_tmp = *orc_a;
-	*orc_a = *orc_b;
-	*orc_b = orc_tmp;
+	swap(*orc_a, *orc_b);
 }
 
 static int orc_sort_cmp(const void *_a, const void *_b)
-- 
2.7.4