linux-kernel - [PATCH -tip 3/5] kprobes: Remove meaningless BUG_ON from reuse_unused

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Date:   Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:39:01 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc:     "Naveen N . Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH -tip 3/5] kprobes: Remove meaningless BUG_ON from reuse_unused_kprobe

Since reuse_unused_kprobe is called when the given kprobe
is unused, checking it inside again with BUG_ON is
meaningless. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/kprobes.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 231569e1e2c8..277a6cbe83db 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ static void reuse_unused_kprobe(struct kprobe *ap)
 {
 	struct optimized_kprobe *op;
 
-	BUG_ON(!kprobe_unused(ap));
 	/*
 	 * Unused kprobe MUST be on the way of delayed unoptimizing (means
 	 * there is still a relative jump) and disabled.