linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] maple_tree: modified return type of mas_wr_store

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Message-ID: <52hpolyqyyytkn4pjpuphfqdl7atb4woqaagdx365irpe2xhor@otb5znes4w65>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 12:40:54 -0400
From: "Liam R. Howlett" <Liam.Howlett@...cle.com>
To: Jung-JaeJoon <rgbi3307@...il.com>
Cc: maple-tree@...ts.infradead.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] maple_tree: modified return type of
 mas_wr_store_entry()

* Jung-JaeJoon <rgbi3307@...il.com> [240604 11:07]:
> From: Jung-JaeJoon <rgbi3307@...il.com>
> 
> Since the return value of mas_wr_store_entry() is not used,
> the return type can be changed to void
> 
> Signed-off-by: JaeJoon Jung <rgbi3307@...il.com>
> ---
>  lib/maple_tree.c | 15 ++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c
> index 2d7d27e6ae3c..da30977aab0f 100644
> --- a/lib/maple_tree.c
> +++ b/lib/maple_tree.c
> @@ -4203,31 +4203,28 @@ static inline void mas_wr_modify(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
>   *
>   * Return: The contents that was stored at the index.
>   */
> -static inline void *mas_wr_store_entry(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
> +static inline void mas_wr_store_entry(struct ma_wr_state *wr_mas)
>  {
>  	struct ma_state *mas = wr_mas->mas;
>  
>  	wr_mas->content = mas_start(mas);
>  	if (mas_is_none(mas) || mas_is_ptr(mas)) {
>  		mas_store_root(mas, wr_mas->entry);
> -		return wr_mas->content;
> +		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	if (unlikely(!mas_wr_walk(wr_mas))) {
>  		mas_wr_spanning_store(wr_mas);
> -		return wr_mas->content;
> +		return;
>  	}
>  
>  	/* At this point, we are at the leaf node that needs to be altered. */
>  	mas_wr_end_piv(wr_mas);
>  	/* New root for a single pointer */
> -	if (unlikely(!mas->index && mas->last == ULONG_MAX)) {
> +	if (unlikely(!mas->index && mas->last == ULONG_MAX))
>  		mas_new_root(mas, wr_mas->entry);
> -		return wr_mas->content;
> -	}
> -
> -	mas_wr_modify(wr_mas);
> -	return wr_mas->content;
> +        else
> +	        mas_wr_modify(wr_mas);

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>  }
>  
>  /**
> -- 
> 2.17.1
>