Re: [PATCH] cgroup: use assign_bit() where applicable

From: Michal Koutný

Date: Mon Sep 21 2026 - 10:16:46 EST


On Sun, Sep 20, 2026 at 10:27:37AM +0800, "Peng Fan (OSS)" <peng.fan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
>
> Convert open-coded if/else with set_bit/clear_bit and their
> non-atomic __set_bit/__clear_bit variants to the assign_bit/__assign_bit
> API.
>
> Done with Coccinelle semantic patch:
> // set_bit -> clear_bit => assign_bit
>
> @@
> expression cond, bit, addr;
> @@
>
> -if (cond)
> - set_bit(bit, addr);
> -else
> - clear_bit(bit, addr);
> +assign_bit(bit, addr, cond);
>
> // clear_bit -> set_bit => assign_bit
>
> @@
> expression cond, bit, addr;
> @@
>
> -if (cond)
> - clear_bit(bit, addr);
> -else
> - set_bit(bit, addr);
> +assign_bit(bit, addr, !cond);
>
> // __set_bit -> __clear_bit => __assign_bit
>
> @@
> expression cond, bit, addr;
> @@
>
> -if (cond)
> - __set_bit(bit, addr);
> -else
> - __clear_bit(bit, addr);
> +__assign_bit(bit, addr, cond);
>
> // __clear_bit -> __set_bit => __assign_bit
>
> @@
> expression cond, bit, addr;
> @@
>
> -if (cond)
> - __clear_bit(bit, addr);
> -else
> - __set_bit(bit, addr);
> +__assign_bit(bit, addr, !cond);
>
> Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c | 10 ++--------
> kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c | 16 ++++------------
> kernel/cgroup/freezer.c | 5 +----
> 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

Nice use of Coccinelle,
Acked-by: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@xxxxxxxx>

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