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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Little memset_explicit optimisation
On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 12:35:43PM +0000, David CARLIER wrote:
> Using the return value of memset for save/load sake.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>
> ---
> lib/string.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c
> index 38e4ca08e757..92da04a0213b 100644
> --- a/lib/string.c
> +++ b/lib/string.c
> @@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(memset);
> */
> void memzero_explicit(void *s, size_t count)
> {
> - memset(s, 0, count);
> + s = memset(s, 0, count);
> barrier_data(s);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(memzero_explicit);

Could you elaborate on the optimization that this patch performs?

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Cheers,
Joey Pabalinas
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