netdev - Re: [PATCH 08/15] drivers: net: Drop unlikely before IS_ERR(_OR

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Date:	Mon, 3 Aug 2015 11:52:59 -0400
From:	Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>
To:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
CC:	<akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, <linaro-kernel@...ts.linaro.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, open list:
	TI NETCP ETHERNET DRIVER <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Wingman Kwok <w-kwok2@...com>, ;
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/15] drivers: net: Drop unlikely before IS_ERR(_OR_NULL)

On 07/31/2015 12:20 PM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> On 31-07-15, 11:04, Murali Karicheri wrote:
>> On 07/31/2015 04:38 AM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
>>> IS_ERR(_OR_NULL) already contain an 'unlikely' compiler flag and there
>>> is no need to do that again from its callers. Drop it.
>>>
>>
>> IS_ERR_OR_NULL() is defined as
>>
>> static inline bool __must_check IS_ERR_OR_NULL(__force const void *ptr)
>> {
>>          return !ptr || IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
>> }
>>
>> So the unlikely() applies only to second part. Wouldn't that be a
>> problem for optimization?
>
> This is what the first patch of the series does:
>
> http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/2009151
>
Assuming the above change is merged, this patch looks good.

Acked-by: Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>

-- 
Murali Karicheri
Linux Kernel, Keystone
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