linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86: mm: clean up tlb flushing code

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Message-ID: <53569EA4.2000308@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:53:56 -0400
From:	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>, x86@...nel.org
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com,
	mgorman@...e.de, ak@...ux.intel.com, alex.shi@...aro.org,
	dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86: mm: clean up tlb flushing code

On 04/21/2014 02:24 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> The
> 
> 	if (cpumask_any_but(mm_cpumask(mm), smp_processor_id()) < nr_cpu_ids)
> 
> line of code is not exactly the easiest to audit, especially when
> it ends up at two different indentation levels.  This eliminates
> one of the the copy-n-paste versions.  It also gives us a unified
> exit point for each path through this function.  We need this in
> a minute for our tracepoint.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>

Acked-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>


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