Re: [PATCH] utsname: Optimize clone_uts_ns()

[Al Viro]

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 02:11:27PM +0800, Li kunyu wrote:
> Optimize the err variable assignment location so that the err variable
> is manually modified when an error occurs.

First of all, this is *not* an optimization in any meaningful sense -
compiler is perfectly capable to shift those assignments (from either
form) and choose whatever it prefers.

Incidentally, it might end up lifting the store out of if - it's
entirely possible that
	r1 = v
	flag = (r2 == 0)
	if flag goto fail
is better than
	flag = (r2 == 0)
	if flag goto l
	...
l:
	r1 = v
	goto fail
provided that assignment to r1 and checking r2 can be done in parallel
and that's assuming that it will figure out that branch is unlikely.

Readability might be a good reason; optimization... no.  Leave that to
compiler; it will override your choice here anyway.