linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fuse_writepages_fill: simplified "if-else if" constuction

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:24:33 +0200
From:   Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:     Vasily Averin <vvs@...tuozzo.com>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, Maxim Patlasov <maximvp@...il.com>,
        Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fuse_writepages_fill: simplified "if-else if" constuction

On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 11:30 AM Vasily Averin <vvs@...tuozzo.com> wrote:
>
> fuse_writepages_fill uses following construction:
> if (wpa && ap->num_pages &&
>     (A || B || C)) {
>         action;
> } else if (wpa && D) {
>         if (E) {
>                 the same action;
>         }
> }
>
> - ap->num_pages check is always true and can be removed
> - "if" and "else if" calls the same action and can be merged.

Makes sense.  Attached patch goes further and moves checking the
conditions to a separate helper for clarity.

Thanks,
Miklos

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