Re: [PATCH] x86: uaccess: return value of __{get|put}_user() canbe int
From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Fri Dec 12 2008 - 06:01:23 EST
* Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Impact: cleanup
>
> The type of return value of __{get|put}_user() can be int.
> There is no user to refer the return value of __{get|put}_user() as long.
> This reduces code size a bit on 64-bit.
>
> $ size vmlinux.*
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 4509265 479988 673588 5662841 566879 vmlinux.new
> 4511462 479988 673588 5665038 56710e vmlinux.old
>
> Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h | 4 ++--
> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
applied to tip/x86/mm, thanks!
Ingo
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/