linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/5] modpost: squash if...else if in find_elf

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Date:   Tue, 24 May 2022 01:46:26 +0900
From:   Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To:     linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] modpost: squash if...else if in find_elf_symbol2()

    if ((addr - sym->st_value) < distance) {
            distance = addr - sym->st_value;
            near = sym;
    } else if ((addr - sym->st_value) == distance) {
            near = sym;
    }

is equivalent to:

    if ((addr - sym->st_value) <= distance) {
            distance = addr - sym->st_value;
            near = sym;
    }

(The else-if part can overwrite 'distance' with the same value).

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
---

 scripts/mod/modpost.c | 10 +++-------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 48a18b59f908..8c8d2a4bc0b0 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1270,13 +1270,9 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol2(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
 			continue;
 		if (!is_valid_name(elf, sym))
 			continue;
-		if (sym->st_value <= addr) {
-			if ((addr - sym->st_value) < distance) {
-				distance = addr - sym->st_value;
-				near = sym;
-			} else if ((addr - sym->st_value) == distance) {
-				near = sym;
-			}
+		if (sym->st_value <= addr && addr - sym->st_value <= distance) {
+			distance = addr - sym->st_value;
+			near = sym;
 		}
 	}
 	return near;
-- 
2.32.0