linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] do_sys_poll: simplify playing with on-stack data

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Date:	Sun, 8 Jul 2007 01:51:05 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Vadim Lobanov <vlobanov@...akeasy.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] do_sys_poll: simplify playing with on-stack data

On Saturday 07 July 2007 20:48, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> Cleanup. Lessens both the source and compiled code (100 bytes) and imho
> makes the code much more understandable.
>
> With this patch "struct poll_list *head" always points to on-stack
> stack_pps, so we can remove all "is it on-stack" and "was it initialized"
> checks.

Looks good.

-Andi
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