linux-kernel - [PATCH 07/14] lib/vsprintf.c: slightly refactor vscnprintf()

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Message-Id: <1448314171-25856-8-git-send-email-linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
Date:	Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:29:24 +0100
From:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 07/14] lib/vsprintf.c: slightly refactor vscnprintf()

If we're given a size of 0, the vsnprintf() won't have any side
effects, and neither "i < size" or "size != 0" will trigger. So we
might as well return 0 immediately.

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
---
 lib/vsprintf.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 8af5535fd738..e22a6189548f 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -2036,13 +2036,14 @@ int vscnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	if (unlikely(!size))
+		return 0;
+
 	i = vsnprintf(buf, size, fmt, args);
 
 	if (likely(i < size))
 		return i;
-	if (size != 0)
-		return size - 1;
-	return 0;
+	return size - 1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vscnprintf);
 
-- 
2.6.1

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