linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: x86: enhance the readability of function pic

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Date:   Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:46:06 +0000
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Wang Guangju <wangguangju@...du.com>
Cc:     pbonzini@...hat.com, sean.j.christopherson@...el.com,
        vkuznets@...hat.com, wanpengli@...cent.com, jmattson@...gle.com,
        joro@...tes.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: x86: enhance the readability of function
 pic_intack()

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022, Wang Guangju wrote:
> From: wangguangju <wangguangju@...du.com>
> 
> In function pic_intack(), use a varibale of "mask" to
> record expression of "1 << irq", so we can enhance the
> readability of this function.

Please wrap at ~75 chars.

> Signed-off-by: wangguangju <wangguangju@...du.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/i8259.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/i8259.c b/arch/x86/kvm/i8259.c
> index 814064d06016..ad6b64b11adc 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/i8259.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/i8259.c
> @@ -216,12 +216,14 @@ void kvm_pic_clear_all(struct kvm_pic *s, int irq_source_id)
>   */
>  static inline void pic_intack(struct kvm_kpic_state *s, int irq)
>  {
> -	s->isr |= 1 << irq;
> +	int mask;

Needs a newline, and could also be:

	int mask = 1 << irq;

or even

	int mask = BIT(irq);

That said, I oddly find the existing code more readable.  Maybe "irq_mask" instead
of "mask"?  Dunno.  I guess I don't have a strong opinion :-)