Re: [PATCH] arch_numa: remove redundant nodemask clears in numa_init()

From: Mike Rapoport

Date: Thu Jun 18 2026 - 06:03:04 EST


On Thu, Jun 18, 2026 at 01:39:19AM +0900, Sang-Heon Jeon wrote:
> numa_init() clears numa_nodes_parsed, node_possible_map and
> node_online_map, then calls numa_memblks_init(), which clears the same
> nodemasks. Nothing uses them in between.
>
> These clears have been redundant since commit 767507654c22 ("arch_numa:
> switch over to numa_memblks") made numa_init() use numa_memblks_init().
>
> No functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sang-Heon Jeon <ekffu200098@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> drivers/base/arch_numa.c | 4 ----
> 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/arch_numa.c b/drivers/base/arch_numa.c
> index c99f2ab105e5..442ea239bba7 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/arch_numa.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/arch_numa.c
> @@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ static int __init numa_init(int (*init_func)(void))
> {
> int ret;
>
> - nodes_clear(numa_nodes_parsed);
> - nodes_clear(node_possible_map);
> - nodes_clear(node_online_map);
> -
> ret = numa_memblks_init(init_func, /* memblock_force_top_down */ false);
> if (ret < 0)
> goto out_free_distance;
> --
> 2.43.0
>

--
Sincerely yours,
Mike.