linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] iio: buffer: Save a few cycles in 'iio_scan_mask

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Date:   Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:14:41 +0200
From:   Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
To:     jic23@...nel.org, lars@...afoo.de
Cc:     linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] iio: buffer: Save a few cycles in 'iio_scan_mask_set()'

Use 'bitmap_alloc()' instead of 'bitmap_zalloc()' because the bitmap
is fully overridden by a 'bitmap_copy()' call just after its allocation.

While at it, fix the style of a NULL check.

Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
---
 drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
index fdd623407b96..6d4776a7f002 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-buffer.c
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ static int iio_scan_mask_set(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 	const unsigned long *mask;
 	unsigned long *trialmask;
 
-	trialmask = bitmap_zalloc(indio_dev->masklength, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (trialmask == NULL)
+	trialmask = bitmap_alloc(indio_dev->masklength, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!trialmask)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (!indio_dev->masklength) {
 		WARN(1, "Trying to set scanmask prior to registering buffer\n");
-- 
2.30.2