linux-kernel - [PATCH] __do_softirq() loop cleanup

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Message-ID: <20071010121619.GA32677@saeurebad.de>
Date:	Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:16:19 +0200
From:	Johannes Weiner <hannes-kernel@...urebad.de>
To:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] __do_softirq() loop cleanup

Hi,

This changes __do_softirq() to use a C looping construct instead of
simulating one by means of goto.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes-kernel@...urebad.de>

diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 0f546dd..bacee6b 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -212,38 +212,37 @@ asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void)
 	int max_restart = MAX_SOFTIRQ_RESTART;
 	int cpu;
 
-	pending = local_softirq_pending();
 	account_system_vtime(current);
 
 	__local_bh_disable((unsigned long)__builtin_return_address(0));
 	trace_softirq_enter();
 
 	cpu = smp_processor_id();
-restart:
-	/* Reset the pending bitmask before enabling irqs */
-	set_softirq_pending(0);
 
-	local_irq_enable();
+	while ((pending = local_softirq_pending())) {
+		if (!max_restart--) {
+			wakeup_softirqd();
+			break;
+		}
 
-	h = softirq_vec;
+		/* Reset the pending bitmask before enabling irqs */
+		set_softirq_pending(0);
 
-	do {
-		if (pending & 1) {
-			h->action(h);
-			rcu_bh_qsctr_inc(cpu);
-		}
-		h++;
-		pending >>= 1;
-	} while (pending);
+		local_irq_enable();
 
-	local_irq_disable();
+		h = softirq_vec;
 
-	pending = local_softirq_pending();
-	if (pending && --max_restart)
-		goto restart;
+		do {
+			if (pending & 1) {
+				h->action(h);
+				rcu_bh_qsctr_inc(cpu);
+			}
+			h++;
+			pending >>= 1;
+		} while (pending);
 
-	if (pending)
-		wakeup_softirqd();
+		local_irq_disable();
+	}
 
 	trace_softirq_exit();
-
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