Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932712AbbDMR0p (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:26:45 -0400 Received: from cantor2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:58208 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932359AbbDMR01 (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:26:27 -0400 Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 19:26:23 +0200 From: Jean Delvare To: Ivan Khoronzhuk Cc: matt.fleming@intel.com, ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org, leif.lindholm@linaro.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [Patch v2 3/3] firmware: dmi_scan: use direct access to static vars Message-ID: <20150413192623.1bad5103@endymion.delvare> In-Reply-To: <1424259201-24886-4-git-send-email-ivan.khoronzhuk@linaro.org> References: <1424259201-24886-1-git-send-email-ivan.khoronzhuk@linaro.org> <1424259201-24886-4-git-send-email-ivan.khoronzhuk@linaro.org> Organization: SUSE Linux X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.10.1 (GTK+ 2.24.23; x86_64-suse-linux-gnu) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3600 Lines: 107 On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:33:21 +0200, Ivan Khoronzhuk wrote: > There is no reason to pass static vars to function that can use > only them. > > The dmi_table() can use only dmi_len and dmi_num static vars, so use > them directly. In this case we can freely change their type in one > place and slightly decrease redundancy. Too bad we changed dmi_len's type already ;-) I can see the benefit, and even if this certainly makes dmi_table slightly slower, no objection from me. > Signed-off-by: Ivan Khoronzhuk > --- > drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c | 17 +++++++++-------- > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c > index 3f3470f..8c065f7 100644 > --- a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c > +++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c > @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ > static const char dmi_empty_string[] = " "; > > static u32 dmi_ver __initdata; > +static u32 dmi_len; > +static u16 dmi_num; A blank line here wouldn't hurt. > /* > * Catch too early calls to dmi_check_system(): > */ > @@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ static const char * __init dmi_string(const struct dmi_header *dm, u8 s) > * We have to be cautious here. We have seen BIOSes with DMI pointers > * pointing to completely the wrong place for example > */ > -static void dmi_table(u8 *buf, u32 len, int num, > +static void dmi_table(u8 *buf, > void (*decode)(const struct dmi_header *, void *), > void *private_data) > { > @@ -89,7 +91,8 @@ static void dmi_table(u8 *buf, u32 len, int num, > * Stop when we see all the items the table claimed to have > * OR we run off the end of the table (also happens) > */ > - while ((i < num) && (data - buf + sizeof(struct dmi_header)) <= len) { > + while ((i < dmi_num) && (data - buf + sizeof(struct dmi_header)) > + <= dmi_len) { One condition per line is easier to read: while ((i < dmi_num) && (data - buf + sizeof(struct dmi_header)) <= dmi_len) { > const struct dmi_header *dm = (const struct dmi_header *)data; > > /* > @@ -98,9 +101,9 @@ static void dmi_table(u8 *buf, u32 len, int num, > * table in dmi_decode or dmi_string > */ > data += dm->length; > - while ((data - buf < len - 1) && (data[0] || data[1])) > + while ((data - buf < dmi_len - 1) && (data[0] || data[1])) > data++; > - if (data - buf < len - 1) > + if (data - buf < dmi_len - 1) > decode(dm, private_data); > > /* > @@ -117,8 +120,6 @@ static void dmi_table(u8 *buf, u32 len, int num, > static u8 smbios_header[32]; > static int smbios_header_size; > static phys_addr_t dmi_base; > -static u32 dmi_len; > -static u16 dmi_num; > > static int __init dmi_walk_early(void (*decode)(const struct dmi_header *, > void *)) > @@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ static int __init dmi_walk_early(void (*decode)(const struct dmi_header *, > if (buf == NULL) > return -1; > > - dmi_table(buf, dmi_len, dmi_num, decode, NULL); > + dmi_table(buf, decode, NULL); > > add_device_randomness(buf, dmi_len); > > @@ -913,7 +914,7 @@ int dmi_walk(void (*decode)(const struct dmi_header *, void *), > if (buf == NULL) > return -1; > > - dmi_table(buf, dmi_len, dmi_num, decode, private_data); > + dmi_table(buf, decode, private_data); > > dmi_unmap(buf); > return 0; -- Jean Delvare SUSE L3 Support -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/