linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mm/memory_hotplug: return nothing from do_migrate

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Date:   Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:46:59 +0100
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Oscar Salvador <osalvador@...e.de>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] mm/memory_hotplug: return nothing from
 do_migrate_range()

On 16.02.23 00:02, SeongJae Park wrote:
> Return value mechanism of do_migrate_range() is not very simple, while
> no caller of the function checks the return value.  Make the function
> return nothing to be more simple.
> 
> Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org>
> ---
>   mm/memory_hotplug.c | 5 +----
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
> index bcb0dc41c2f2..6c615ba1a5c7 100644
> --- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
> +++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
> @@ -1620,8 +1620,7 @@ static int scan_movable_pages(unsigned long start, unsigned long end,
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   
> -static int
> -do_migrate_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
> +static void do_migrate_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
>   {
>   	unsigned long pfn;
>   	struct page *page, *head;
> @@ -1721,8 +1720,6 @@ do_migrate_range(unsigned long start_pfn, unsigned long end_pfn)
>   			putback_movable_pages(&source);
>   		}
>   	}
> -
> -	return ret;
>   }

I think this patch should also stop initializing ret = 0 inside that 
function.

With that

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>

-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb