Re: [PATCH] fs/binfmt_elf: remove the same condition check

From: Al Viro
Date: Wed Aug 01 2018 - 23:04:47 EST


On Thu, Aug 02, 2018 at 10:00:28AM +0800, zhong jiang wrote:
> dump_align is used to double check in a expression. It is redundant.
> so just remove one of them.

<mode eliza>
What makes you think that it is redundant?
</mode>

> Signed-off-by: zhong jiang <zhongjiang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/binfmt_elf.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> index efae2fb..b6c5b02 100644
> --- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> +++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> @@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ static int writenote(struct memelfnote *men, struct coredump_params *cprm)
>
> return dump_emit(cprm, &en, sizeof(en)) &&
> dump_emit(cprm, men->name, en.n_namesz) && dump_align(cprm, 4) &&
> - dump_emit(cprm, men->data, men->datasz) && dump_align(cprm, 4);
> + dump_emit(cprm, men->data, men->datasz);
> }
>
> static void fill_elf_header(struct elfhdr *elf, int segs,
> --
> 1.7.12.4
>