Re: [PATCH 28/30] mm/vma: use guard clauses in can_vma_merge_[before, after]()
From: Gregory Price
Date: Fri Jul 10 2026 - 15:40:14 EST
On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 01:23:39PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> Rather than combining a bunch of conditionals in a single expression,
> simplify by inverting the mergeability requirements into guard clauses.
>
> that is - instead of checking what must be true for the conditions to be
> met, instead check the inverse of the requirements and return false if any
> are true, defaulting to true.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Gregory Price <gourry@xxxxxxxxxx>