linux-kernel - [PATCH 01/17] lightnvm: break the loop when rqd is not null

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Date:	Thu,  7 Jul 2016 09:54:07 +0200
From:	Matias Bjørling <m@...rling.me>
To:	linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	axboe@...com
Cc:	Wenwei Tao <ww.tao0320@...il.com>,
	Matias Bjørling <m@...rling.me>
Subject: [PATCH 01/17] lightnvm: break the loop when rqd is not null

From: Wenwei Tao <ww.tao0320@...il.com>

Break the loop when rqd is not null to reduce
an unnecessary schedule.

Signed-off-by: Wenwei Tao <ww.tao0320@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Matias Bjørling <m@...rling.me>
---
 drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
index de86d72..736e669 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/rrpc.c
@@ -96,10 +96,13 @@ static void rrpc_discard(struct rrpc *rrpc, struct bio *bio)
 	sector_t len = bio->bi_iter.bi_size / RRPC_EXPOSED_PAGE_SIZE;
 	struct nvm_rq *rqd;
 
-	do {
+	while (1) {
 		rqd = rrpc_inflight_laddr_acquire(rrpc, slba, len);
+		if (rqd)
+			break;
+
 		schedule();
-	} while (!rqd);
+	}
 
 	if (IS_ERR(rqd)) {
 		pr_err("rrpc: unable to acquire inflight IO\n");
-- 
2.1.4