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Subject: Re: [linux-safety] [PATCH] taskstats: remove unneeded dead assignment
To:     Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com>
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From:   Sudip Mukherjee <sudip.mukherjee@codethink.co.uk>
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Date:   Fri, 6 Nov 2020 12:04:53 +0000
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Hi Lukas,

On 06/11/2020 10:31, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
> 
> 
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2020, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> 
>> Hi Lukas,
>>

<snip>

> 
> 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


-- 
Regards
Sudip