linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 3/9] perf util: Reconstruct rblist for supporting per-thread shadow stats

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Date:   Wed, 22 Nov 2017 14:57:12 +0800
From:   "Jin, Yao" <yao.jin@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     acme@...nel.org, jolsa@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com,
        Linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ak@...ux.intel.com,
        kan.liang@...el.com, yao.jin@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 3/9] perf util: Reconstruct rblist for supporting
 per-thread shadow stats



On 11/22/2017 2:31 PM, Ravi Bangoria wrote:
> 
> On 11/20/2017 08:13 PM, Jin Yao wrote:
>> @@ -76,6 +97,17 @@ static struct rb_node *saved_value_new(struct 
>> rblist *rblist __maybe_unused,
>>       return &nd->rb_node;
>>   }
>>
>> +static void saved_value_delete(struct rblist *rblist __maybe_unused,
>> +                   struct rb_node *rb_node)
>> +{
>> +    struct saved_value *v = container_of(rb_node,
>> +                         struct saved_value,
>> +                         rb_node);
>> +
>> +    if (v)
>> +        free(v);
>> +}
> 
> Do we really need if(v) ?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ravi
> 

Hi Ravi,

Looks it doesn't need if(v).

I put if(v) here is from my coding habits (checking pointer before free).

It's OK for me if you think the code should be removed.

Thanks
Jin Yao