linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi: Turn off all activity on an idle ipmi interface

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Message-ID: <20140224165738.GB26479@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Mon, 24 Feb 2014 08:57:38 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	minyard@....org
Cc:	OpenIPMI Developers <openipmi-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>,
	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>, lenb@...nel.org,
	rjw@...ysocki.net, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	Corey Minyard <cminyard@...sta.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] ipmi: Turn off all activity on an idle ipmi interface

On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 08:23:35PM -0600, minyard@....org wrote:
> @@ -1194,7 +1223,17 @@ int ipmi_set_gets_events(ipmi_user_t user, int val)
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&msgs);
>  
>  	spin_lock_irqsave(&intf->events_lock, flags);
> -	user->gets_events = val;
> +	if (user->gets_events == !!val)
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	user->gets_events = !!val;

Why not have val declared as bool and let compiler convert as needed?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry
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