linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/15] hisi_sas: only zero slot memory when reused

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Date:   Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:45:57 +0200
From:   Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To:     John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>, jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        martin.petersen@...cle.com
Cc:     linuxarm@...wei.com, zhangfei.gao@...aro.org, xuwei5@...ilicon.com,
        john.garry2@...l.dcu.ie, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/15] hisi_sas: only zero slot memory when reused

On 09/06/2016 05:36 PM, John Garry wrote:
> Currently the slot memory is zeroed when it is
> freed and also when it is reused, like in
> hisi_sas_task_prep(). Optimise by avoiding the
> redundant zeroing in the free.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
> index 5d56576..0e48751 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
> @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void hisi_sas_slot_task_free(struct hisi_hba *hisi_hba, struct sas_task *task,
>  	slot->task = NULL;
>  	slot->port = NULL;
>  	hisi_sas_slot_index_free(hisi_hba, slot->idx);
> -	memset(slot, 0, sizeof(*slot));
> +	/* slot memory is fully zeroed when it is reused */
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hisi_sas_slot_task_free);
>  
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>

Cheers,

Hannes
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