Re: drivers: Inline code in devm_platform_ioremap_resource() from two functions

[Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult]

On 18.06.19 07:37, Markus Elfring wrote:
>>> Two function calls were combined in this function implementation.
>>> Inline corresponding code so that extra error checks can be avoided here.
>>
>> What exactly is the purpose of this ?
> 
> I suggest to take another look at the need and relevance of involved
> error checks in the discussed function combination.

Sorry, don't have the time for guessing and trying to reproduce your
thoughts. That's why we have patch descriptions / commit messages.
It would be a lot easier for all of us if you just desribe the exact
problem you'd like to solve and your approach to do so.

>> Looks like a notable code duplication ...
> 
> This can be.

I doubt that code duplication is appreciated, as this increases the
maintenance overhead. (actually, we're usually trying to reduce that,
eg. by using lots of generic helpers).

>> I thought we usually try to reduce this, instead of introducing new ones.
> 
> Would you like to check the software circumstances once more
> for the generation of a similar code structure by a C compiler
> (or optimiser)?

As said: unfortunately, I don't have the time to do that - you'd have to
tell us, what exactly you've got in mind.

If it's just about some error checks which happen to be redundant in a
particular case, you'll have to show that this case is a *really* hot
path (eg. irq, syscall, scheduling, etc) - but I don't see that here.

What's the exact scenario you're trying to optimize ? Any actual
measurements on how your patch improves that ?


Look, I understand that you'd like to squeeze out maximum performance,
but this has to be practically maintainable. I could list a lot of
things that I don't need in particular use cases and would like to
introduce build knobs for, but I have to understand that maintainers
have to be pretty reluctant towards those things.


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Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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