Wei Yang
8c7904a8cd
Patch series "refine mas_mab_cp()".
By analysis of the code, one condition check can be removed and one case
would hit a redundant assignment.
This patch (of 2):
mas_mab_cp() copy range [mas_start, mas_end] inclusively from a
maple_node to maple_big_node. This implies mas_start <= mas_end.
Based on the relationship of mas_start and mas_end, we can have the
following four cases:
| mas_start == mas_end | mas_start < mas_end
---------------+----------------------+----------------------
mas_start == 0 | 1 | 2
---------------+----------------------+----------------------
mas_start != 0 | 3 | 4
We can see in all these four cases, i is always less than or equal to
mas_end after finish the loop:
Case 1: After assign pivot 0, i is set to 1, which is bigger than
mas_end 0. So it jumps to complete and skip the check.
Case 2: After assign pivot 0, i is set to 1.
∵ (mas_start < mas_end) && (mas_start == 0)
==> (1 <= mas_end)
∵ (i == 1) && (1 <= mas_end)
==> (i <= mas_end)
∴ Before loop, we have (i <= mas_end). And we still hold this
if it skips the loop. For example, (i == mas_end).
Now let's see what happens in the loop:
∵ piv_end = min(mas_end, mt_pivots[mt])
==> (piv_end <= mas_end)
∵ loop condition is (i < piv_end)
==> (i <= piv_end) on finish the loop both normally or break
∵ (i <= piv_end) && (piv_end <= mas_end)
==> (i <= mas_end)
∴ After loop, we still get (i <= mas_end) in this case
Case 3: This case would skip both if clause and loop. So when it comes
to the check, i is still mas_start which equals to mas_end.
Case 4: This case would skip the if clause.
∵ (mas_start < mas_end) && (i == mas_start)
==> (i < mas_end)
∴ Before loop, we have (i < mas_end).
The loop process is similar with Case 2, so we get the same
result.
Now we can conclude in all cases, we get (i <= mas_end) when doing
check. Then it is not necessary to do the check.
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240911142759.20989-1-richard.weiyang@gmail.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240911142759.20989-2-richard.weiyang@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@Oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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