[PATCH] drm/i915/gvt: Optimize mmio_offset_compare() for efficiency

From: Kuan-Wei Chiu
Date: Thu Oct 12 2023 - 19:05:25 EST


The original code used conditional branching in the mmio_offset_compare
function to compare two values and return -1, 1, or 0 based on the
result. However, the list_sort comparison function only needs results
<0, >0, or =0. This patch optimizes the code to make the comparison
branchless, improving efficiency and reducing code size. This change
reduces the number of comparison operations from 1-2 to a single
subtraction operation, thereby saving the number of instructions.

Signed-off-by: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c | 6 +-----
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c
index baccbf1761b7..998d82a259c8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ static int mmio_offset_compare(void *priv,

ma = container_of(a, struct diff_mmio, node);
mb = container_of(b, struct diff_mmio, node);
- if (ma->offset < mb->offset)
- return -1;
- else if (ma->offset > mb->offset)
- return 1;
- return 0;
+ return ma->offset - mb->offset;
}

static inline int mmio_diff_handler(struct intel_gvt *gvt,
--
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