linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] maple_tree: remove mast

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Message-ID: <20231112152924.wzuxtcsvlwaxhf4c@revolver>
Date:   Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:29:24 -0500
From:   "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
To:     Levi Yun <ppbuk5246@...il.com>
Cc:     maple-tree@...ts.infradead.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] maple_tree: remove mast_overflow.

* Levi Yun <ppbuk5246@...il.com> [231111 06:04]:
> mast_overflow is used only in mas_spanning_rebalance.
> But when mast_sufficient is false, mast_overflow always returns false,

NACK

mast_sufficient checks the mt_min_slot_count() against the end while
mast_overflow checks the mt_slot_count() against the end.


> and when mast_suffictent is true, it never reaches to mast_overflow in
> mas_spanning_rebalance.
> 
> Therefore, mast_overflow is dead code in mas_spanning_rebalance.
> And there is no other usage of mast_overflow execpt
> mas_spanning_rebalance, Remove mast_overflow.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Levi Yun <ppbuk5246@...il.com>
> ---
>  lib/maple_tree.c | 16 ----------------
>  1 file changed, 16 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
> index bb24d84a4922..1e591e71621e 100644
> --- a/lib/maple_tree.c
> +++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
> @@ -2767,19 +2767,6 @@ static inline bool mast_sufficient(struct maple_subtree_state *mast)
>  	return false;
>  }
>  
> -/*
> - * mast_overflow: Check if there is too much data in the subtree state for a
> - * single node.
> - * @mast: The maple subtree state
> - */
> -static inline bool mast_overflow(struct maple_subtree_state *mast)
> -{
> -	if (mast->bn->b_end >= mt_slot_count(mast->orig_l->node))
> -		return true;
> -
> -	return false;
> -}
> -
>  static inline void *mtree_range_walk(struct ma_state *mas)
>  {
>  	unsigned long *pivots;
> @@ -2934,9 +2921,6 @@ static int mas_spanning_rebalance(struct ma_state *mas,
>  		if (mast_sufficient(mast))
>  			continue;
>  
> -		if (mast_overflow(mast))
> -			continue;
> -
>  		/* May be a new root stored in mast->bn */
>  		if (mas_is_root_limits(mast->orig_l))
>  			break;
> -- 
> 2.41.0
>