linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Remove some pointless conditionals before kfree() in kernel/cgroup.c

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Date:	Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:32:48 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Paul Jackson <pj@....com>, Simon Derr <simon.derr@...l.net>,
	Paul Menage <menage@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove some pointless conditionals before kfree() in
 kernel/cgroup.c

Jesper Juhl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Here's a small patch for kernel/cgroup.c
> 
> Removes a few pointless tests of pointer == 0 before kfree() in 
> kernel/cgroup.c.
> If the pointer we hand to kfree() is 0, then kfree() is a noop, so there 
> is no need to test.
> 
> Reduces object file size a bit : 
> 
> Before:
> $ size kernel/cgroup.o
>    text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
>   21593    7804    4924   34321    8611 kernel/cgroup.o
> After:
> $ size kernel/cgroup.o
>    text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
>   21537    7744    4924   34205    859d kernel/cgroup.o
> 
> and source file size shrinks a bit too - always nice.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>

Reviewed-by: Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>


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