linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] KVM: s390: clean up redundant 'kvm

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Date:   Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:48:31 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
        Tianjia Zhang <tianjia.zhang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/5] KVM: s390: clean up redundant 'kvm_run' parameters

On 23/06/20 17:31, Christian Borntraeger wrote:
> 
> I have trouble seeing value in this particular patch. We add LOCs
> without providing any noticable benefit. All other patches in this series at
> least reduce the amount of code. So I would defer this to Paolo if he prefers
> to have this way across all architectures. 

Yes, it adds lines of code but they're just

+	struct kvm_run *kvm_run = vcpu->run;

You could avoid the LoC increase by repeating vcpu->run over and over,
but I think the code overall is clearer.

Paolo