linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: sctp: drop unneeded likely() call around IS

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Date:   Wed, 5 Jun 2019 22:53:17 +0000
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@...ux.net>
To:     Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@...il.com>,
        "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@...ux.net>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, vyasevich@...il.com,
        nhorman@...driver.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: sctp: drop unneeded likely() call around IS_ERR()

On 05.06.19 21:50, Marcelo Ricardo Leitner wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 11:03:27PM +0200, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult wrote:
>> From: Enrico Weigelt <info@...ux.net>
>>
>> IS_ERR() already calls unlikely(), so this extra unlikely() call
>> around IS_ERR() is not needed.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt <info@...ux.net>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> This patch overlaps with
> Jun 05 Kefeng Wang     (4.4K) [PATCH net-next] net: Drop unlikely before IS_ERR(_OR_NULL)

I've missed Kefeng's patch ... feel free to ignore mine.


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