linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ACPI: ipmi: replace usage of found with dedicated list iterator variable

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Message-ID: <CAJZ5v0h4xdKoH+Q7-J9d8KR1HZD1AaOgcZ4pUdXRsYGiC4HdUg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:05:41 +0100
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        Brian Johannesmeyer <bjohannesmeyer@...il.com>,
        Cristiano Giuffrida <c.giuffrida@...nl>,
        "Bos, H.J." <h.j.bos@...nl>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPI: ipmi: replace usage of found with dedicated list
 iterator variable

On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 8:04 AM Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com> wrote:
>
> To move the list iterator variable into the list_for_each_entry_*()
> macro in the future it should be avoided to use the list iterator
> variable after the loop body.
>
> To *never* use the list iterator variable after the loop it was
> concluded to use a separate iterator variable instead of a
> found boolean [1].
>
> This removes the need to use a found variable and simply checking if
> the variable was set, can determine if the break/goto was hit.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wgRr_D8CB-D9Kg-c=EHreAsk5SqXPwr9Y7k9sA6cWXJ6w@mail.gmail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Jakob Koschel <jakobkoschel@...il.com>
> ---
>  drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c
> index a5fe2926bf50..0555f68c2dfd 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_ipmi.c
> @@ -353,29 +353,27 @@ static void ipmi_flush_tx_msg(struct acpi_ipmi_device *ipmi)
>  static void ipmi_cancel_tx_msg(struct acpi_ipmi_device *ipmi,
>                                struct acpi_ipmi_msg *msg)
>  {
> -       struct acpi_ipmi_msg *tx_msg, *temp;
> -       bool msg_found = false;
> +       struct acpi_ipmi_msg *tx_msg = NULL, *iter, *temp;
>         unsigned long flags;
>
>         spin_lock_irqsave(&ipmi->tx_msg_lock, flags);
> -       list_for_each_entry_safe(tx_msg, temp, &ipmi->tx_msg_list, head) {
> -               if (msg == tx_msg) {
> -                       msg_found = true;
> -                       list_del(&tx_msg->head);
> +       list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, temp, &ipmi->tx_msg_list, head) {
> +               if (msg == iter) {
> +                       tx_msg = iter;
> +                       list_del(&iter->head);
>                         break;
>                 }
>         }
>         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ipmi->tx_msg_lock, flags);
>
> -       if (msg_found)
> +       if (tx_msg)
>                 acpi_ipmi_msg_put(tx_msg);
>  }
>
>  static void ipmi_msg_handler(struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg, void *user_msg_data)
>  {
>         struct acpi_ipmi_device *ipmi_device = user_msg_data;
> -       bool msg_found = false;
> -       struct acpi_ipmi_msg *tx_msg, *temp;
> +       struct acpi_ipmi_msg *tx_msg = NULL, *iter, *temp;
>         struct device *dev = ipmi_device->dev;
>         unsigned long flags;
>
> @@ -387,16 +385,16 @@ static void ipmi_msg_handler(struct ipmi_recv_msg *msg, void *user_msg_data)
>         }
>
>         spin_lock_irqsave(&ipmi_device->tx_msg_lock, flags);
> -       list_for_each_entry_safe(tx_msg, temp, &ipmi_device->tx_msg_list, head) {
> -               if (msg->msgid == tx_msg->tx_msgid) {
> -                       msg_found = true;
> -                       list_del(&tx_msg->head);
> +       list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, temp, &ipmi_device->tx_msg_list, head) {
> +               if (msg->msgid == iter->tx_msgid) {
> +                       tx_msg = iter;
> +                       list_del(&iter->head);
>                         break;
>                 }
>         }
>         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ipmi_device->tx_msg_lock, flags);
>
> -       if (!msg_found) {
> +       if (!tx_msg) {
>                 dev_warn(dev,
>                          "Unexpected response (msg id %ld) is returned.\n",
>                          msg->msgid);
> @@ -482,15 +480,14 @@ static void ipmi_register_bmc(int iface, struct device *dev)
>
>  static void ipmi_bmc_gone(int iface)
>  {
> -       struct acpi_ipmi_device *ipmi_device, *temp;
> -       bool dev_found = false;
> +       struct acpi_ipmi_device *ipmi_device = NULL, *iter, *temp;
>
>         mutex_lock(&driver_data.ipmi_lock);
> -       list_for_each_entry_safe(ipmi_device, temp,
> +       list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, temp,
>                                  &driver_data.ipmi_devices, head) {
> -               if (ipmi_device->ipmi_ifnum != iface) {
> -                       dev_found = true;
> -                       __ipmi_dev_kill(ipmi_device);
> +               if (iter->ipmi_ifnum != iface) {
> +                       ipmi_device = iter;
> +                       __ipmi_dev_kill(iter);
>                         break;
>                 }
>         }
> @@ -500,7 +497,7 @@ static void ipmi_bmc_gone(int iface)
>                                         struct acpi_ipmi_device, head);
>         mutex_unlock(&driver_data.ipmi_lock);
>
> -       if (dev_found) {
> +       if (ipmi_device) {
>                 ipmi_flush_tx_msg(ipmi_device);
>                 acpi_ipmi_dev_put(ipmi_device);
>         }
>
> base-commit: f443e374ae131c168a065ea1748feac6b2e76613
> --

Applied as 5.18-rc material, thanks!