linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/5] perf tools: Bool functions shouldn't return -1

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Date:	Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:54:32 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Senna Tschudin <peter.senna@...il.com>,
	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>, Kan Liang <kan.liang@...el.com>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Milos Vyletel <milos@...hat.com>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] perf tools: Bool functions shouldn't return -1

From: Peter Senna Tschudin <peter.senna@...il.com>

Returning a negative value for a boolean function seem to have the
undesired effect of returning true. Replace -1 by false in a
bool-returning function.

The diff of the .s file before and after the change (for x86_64):

  3907c3907
  < 	movl	$1, %ebx
  ---
  > 	xorl	%ebx, %ebx

while if -1 is replaced by true, the diff is empty.

This issue was found by the following Coccinelle semantic patch:

  <smpl>
  @@
  identifier f;
  constant C;
  typedef bool;
  @@
  bool f (...){
  <+...
  * return -C;
  ...+>
  }
  </smpl>

Signed-off-by: Peter Senna Tschudin <peter.senna@...il.com>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Kan Liang <kan.liang@...el.com>
Cc: Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>
Cc: Milos Vyletel <milos@...hat.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1442484533-19742-1-git-send-email-peter.senna@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/util.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index 7acafb3c5592..c2cd9bf2348b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ bool find_process(const char *name)
 
 	dir = opendir(procfs__mountpoint());
 	if (!dir)
-		return -1;
+		return false;
 
 	/* Walk through the directory. */
 	while (ret && (d = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-- 
2.1.0

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