Re: [PATCH 1/1] pseries/hotplug-memory.c: Change rc variable to bool

[David Hildenbrand]

On 02.08.19 01:10, Leonardo Bras wrote:
> Changes the return variable to bool (as the return value) and
> avoids doing a ternary operation before returning.
> 
> Also, since rc will always be true, there is no need to do
> rc &= bool, as (true && X) will result in X.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Leonardo Bras <leonardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
> index 8e700390f3d6..392deb4855e5 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/hotplug-memory.c
> @@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int pseries_remove_mem_node(struct device_node *np)
>  static bool lmb_is_removable(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
>  {
>  	int i, scns_per_block;
> -	int rc = 1;
> +	bool rc = true;
>  	unsigned long pfn, block_sz;
>  	u64 phys_addr;
>  
> @@ -363,11 +363,11 @@ static bool lmb_is_removable(struct drmem_lmb *lmb)
>  		if (!pfn_present(pfn))
>  			continue;
>  
> -		rc &= is_mem_section_removable(pfn, PAGES_PER_SECTION);
> +		rc = is_mem_section_removable(pfn, PAGES_PER_SECTION);

No, that's wrong.

If is_mem_section_removable() is false in the first iteration but true
in the last iteration, you would return true instead of false, which
introduced a bug. We have to AND all sub-results, not simply use the
last one.

>  		phys_addr += MIN_MEMORY_BLOCK_SIZE;
>  	}
>  
> -	return rc ? true : false;
> +	return rc;
>  }
>  
>  static int dlpar_add_lmb(struct drmem_lmb *);
> 


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Thanks,

David / dhildenb