netdev - Re: [PATCH 05/14] net: tcp_memcontrol: protect all tcp

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Date:	Sat, 14 Nov 2015 19:33:10 +0300
From:	Vladimir Davydov <vdavydov@...tuozzo.com>
To:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	<cgroups@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<kernel-team@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/14] net: tcp_memcontrol: protect all tcp_memcontrol
 calls by jump-label

On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 06:41:24PM -0500, Johannes Weiner wrote:
> Move the jump-label from sock_update_memcg() and sock_release_memcg()
> to the callsite, and so eliminate those function calls when socket
> accounting is not enabled.

I don't believe this patch's necessary, because these functions aren't
hot paths. Neither do I think it makes the code look better. Anyway,
it's rather a matter of personal preference, and the patch looks correct
to me, so

Reviewed-by: Vladimir Davydov <vdavydov@...tuozzo.com>

> 
> This also eliminates the need for dummy functions because the calls
> will be optimized away if the Kconfig options are not enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Weiner <hannes@...xchg.org>
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