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SubjectRe: [PATCH 08/15] drivers: net: Drop unlikely before IS_ERR(_OR_NULL)
On 31-07-15, 11:04, Murali Karicheri wrote:
> On 07/31/2015 04:38 AM, Viresh Kumar wrote:
> >IS_ERR(_OR_NULL) already contain an 'unlikely' compiler flag and there
> >is no need to do that again from its callers. Drop it.
> >
>
> IS_ERR_OR_NULL() is defined as
>
> static inline bool __must_check IS_ERR_OR_NULL(__force const void *ptr)
> {
> return !ptr || IS_ERR_VALUE((unsigned long)ptr);
> }
>
> So the unlikely() applies only to second part. Wouldn't that be a
> problem for optimization?

This is what the first patch of the series does:

http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/2009151

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viresh


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