Re: [PATCH v3] mm: get rid of odd jump labels in find_mergeable_anon_vma()

[David Hildenbrand]

On 18.11.19 07:39, linmiaohe wrote:
> From: Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The jump labels try_prev and none are not really needed
> in find_mergeable_anon_vma(), eliminate them to improve
> readability.
>
> Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Miaohe Lin <linmiaohe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> -v2:
> 	Fix commit descriptions and further simplify the code
> 	as suggested by David Hildenbrand and John Hubbard.
> -v3:
> 	Rewrite patch version info. Don't show this in commit log.
> ---
>   mm/mmap.c | 27 +++++++++++++--------------
>   1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> index 4d4db76a07da..ff02c23fd375 100644
> --- a/mm/mmap.c
> +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> @@ -1276,26 +1276,25 @@ static struct anon_vma *reusable_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *old, struct vm_
>    */
>   struct anon_vma *find_mergeable_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
>   {
> -	struct anon_vma *anon_vma;
> +	struct anon_vma *anon_vma = NULL;
>   	struct vm_area_struct *near;
>   
> +	/* Try next first. */
>   	near = vma->vm_next;
> -	if (!near)
> -		goto try_prev;
> +	if (near) {
> +		anon_vma = reusable_anon_vma(near, vma, near);
> +		if (anon_vma)
> +			return anon_vma;
> +	}

I think you can get rid of near completely as well

	if (vma->vm_next) {
		anon_vma = reusable_anon_vma(near, vma, vma->vm_next);
		if (anon_vma)
			return anon_vma;
	}

...

Apart from  that looks good to me.

>   
> -	anon_vma = reusable_anon_vma(near, vma, near);
> -	if (anon_vma)
> -		return anon_vma;
> -try_prev:
> +	/* Try prev next. */
>   	near = vma->vm_prev;
> -	if (!near)
> -		goto none;
> +	if (near)
> +		anon_vma = reusable_anon_vma(near, near, vma);
>   
> -	anon_vma = reusable_anon_vma(near, near, vma);
> -	if (anon_vma)
> -		return anon_vma;
> -none:
>   	/*
> +	 * We might reach here with anon_vma == NULL if we can't find
> +	 * any reusable anon_vma.
>   	 * There's no absolute need to look only at touching neighbours:
>   	 * we could search further afield for "compatible" anon_vmas.
>   	 * But it would probably just be a waste of time searching,
> @@ -1303,7 +1302,7 @@ struct anon_vma *find_mergeable_anon_vma(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
>   	 * We're trying to allow mprotect remerging later on,
>   	 * not trying to minimize memory used for anon_vmas.
>   	 */
> -	return NULL;
> +	return anon_vma;
>   }
>   
>   /*


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Thanks,

David / dhildenb