linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 16/18] rcu: Eliminate redundant NULL-pointer check

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Date:   Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:13:12 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
        jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 16/18] rcu: Eliminate redundant NULL-pointer check

Because rcu_wake_cond() checks for a null task_struct pointer, there is
no need for its callers to do so.  This commit eliminates the redundant
check.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
index f0aeb7416dcc..81d3cd821891 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h
@@ -1191,8 +1191,6 @@ static int rcu_boost_kthread(void *arg)
 static void rcu_initiate_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags)
 	__releases(rnp->lock)
 {
-	struct task_struct *t;
-
 	raw_lockdep_assert_held_rcu_node(rnp);
 	if (!rcu_preempt_blocked_readers_cgp(rnp) && rnp->exp_tasks == NULL) {
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
@@ -1206,9 +1204,8 @@ static void rcu_initiate_boost(struct rcu_node *rnp, unsigned long flags)
 		if (rnp->exp_tasks == NULL)
 			rnp->boost_tasks = rnp->gp_tasks;
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
-		t = rnp->boost_kthread_task;
-		if (t)
-			rcu_wake_cond(t, rnp->boost_kthread_status);
+		rcu_wake_cond(rnp->boost_kthread_task,
+			      rnp->boost_kthread_status);
 	} else {
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore_rcu_node(rnp, flags);
 	}
-- 
2.17.1