Re: [linux-safety] [PATCH] taskstats: remove unneeded dead assignment

From: Sudip Mukherjee
Date: Fri Nov 06 2020 - 07:05:06 EST


Hi Lukas,

On 06/11/2020 10:31, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
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> On Fri, 6 Nov 2020, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
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>> Hi Lukas,
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> I did not try but I bet (a beverage of your choice) that the object code
> remains the same also for your suggested patch. Try to disprove my claim
> and possibly earn yourself a beverage when we meet...

Lets decide which beverage.. ;-)

Using gcc-7.2.0 for MIPS:

original:- ab81d3305d578c2568fbc73aad2f9e61 kernel/taskstats.o
After your change:- ab81d3305d578c2568fbc73aad2f9e61 kernel/taskstats.o
After my change:- 0acae2c8d72abd3e15bf805fccdca711 kernel/taskstats.o



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Regards
Sudip