2008-03-30 22:54:51

by Adrian Bunk

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Subject: [2.6 patch] mm/hugetlb.c: fix duplicate variable

It's confusing that set_max_huge_pages() contained two different
variables named "ret", and although the code works correctly this should
be fixed.

The inner of the two variables can simply be removed.

Spotted by sparse.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <[email protected]>

---

This patch has been sent on:
- 25 Feb 2008

mm/hugetlb.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

--- linux-2.6/mm/hugetlb.c.old 2008-02-24 23:17:52.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6/mm/hugetlb.c 2008-02-24 23:26:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -518,45 +518,44 @@
static unsigned long set_max_huge_pages(unsigned long count)
{
unsigned long min_count, ret;

/*
* Increase the pool size
* First take pages out of surplus state. Then make up the
* remaining difference by allocating fresh huge pages.
*
* We might race with alloc_buddy_huge_page() here and be unable
* to convert a surplus huge page to a normal huge page. That is
* not critical, though, it just means the overall size of the
* pool might be one hugepage larger than it needs to be, but
* within all the constraints specified by the sysctls.
*/
spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
while (surplus_huge_pages && count > persistent_huge_pages) {
if (!adjust_pool_surplus(-1))
break;
}

while (count > persistent_huge_pages) {
- int ret;
/*
* If this allocation races such that we no longer need the
* page, free_huge_page will handle it by freeing the page
* and reducing the surplus.
*/
spin_unlock(&hugetlb_lock);
ret = alloc_fresh_huge_page();
spin_lock(&hugetlb_lock);
if (!ret)
goto out;

}

/*
* Decrease the pool size
* First return free pages to the buddy allocator (being careful
* to keep enough around to satisfy reservations). Then place
* pages into surplus state as needed so the pool will shrink
* to the desired size as pages become free.
*
* By placing pages into the surplus state independent of the
* overcommit value, we are allowing the surplus pool size to