linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: cleanup with list_first_entry_or

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdZVhdU2shx5MpcbWwL3xvuPsNt25-bbrAmUXG7p29miNg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:39:47 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     dmaengine@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Vinod Koul <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dmaengine: cleanup with list_first_entry_or_null()

On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 8:08 PM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:

> The combo of list_empty() check and return list_first_entry()
> can be replaced with list_first_entry_or_null().
>
> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Excellent deep semantics patch!

Yours,
Linus Walleij