linux-ext4 - [PATCH v2 12/20] ext4: remove dead check in mb_buddy_mark

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:42:58 +0800
From:   Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...weicloud.com>
To:     tytso@....edu, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca, jack@...e.cz,
        ojaswin@...ux.ibm.com, ritesh.list@...il.com
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        shikemeng@...weicloud.com
Subject: [PATCH v2 12/20] ext4: remove dead check in mb_buddy_mark_free

We always adjust first to even number and adjust last to odd number, so
first == last will never happen. Remove this dead check.

Signed-off-by: Kemeng Shi <shikemeng@...weicloud.com>
---
 fs/ext4/mballoc.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index fea835d8d241..f40af7430fca 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -1718,7 +1718,8 @@ static void mb_buddy_mark_free(struct ext4_buddy *e4b, int first, int last)
 			break;
 		order++;
 
-		if (first == last || !(buddy2 = mb_find_buddy(e4b, order, &max))) {
+		buddy2 = mb_find_buddy(e4b, order, &max);
+		if (!buddy2) {
 			mb_clear_bits(buddy, first, last - first + 1);
 			e4b->bd_info->bb_counters[order - 1] += last - first + 1;
 			break;
-- 
2.30.0