Re: [PATCH] mm/mmap.c: Remove useless statement "vma = NULL" in find_vma()

[Chen Gang <xili_gchen_5257@hotmail.com>]

On 9/11/15 02:19, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 09/10, Chen Gang wrote:
>> - If "addr>= vm_start", we return this vma (else continue searching).
> 
> This is optimization, we can stop the search because in this case
> vma == tmp is obviously the 1st vma with "addr < vm_end".
> 

OK, thanks.

I guess if we have additional comments for "if (tmp->vm_start <= addr)",
the code will be more readable for readers (especially for newbies).

@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *find_vma(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
                if (tmp->vm_end > addr) {
                        vma = tmp;
                        if (tmp->vm_start <= addr)
-                               break;
+                               break; /* It must be 1st "addr < vm_end" */
                        rb_node = rb_node->rb_left;
                } else
                        rb_node = rb_node->rb_right;


> I simply can't understand your concerns. Perhaps you can make a
> patch, then it will be more clear what me-or-you have missed.
> 

I guess, we need not (it is my missing). :-)


Thanks.
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Chen Gang (陈刚)

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