Re: [rfc] x86: optimise page fault path a little

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Thu Nov 13 2008 - 03:26:32 EST


> this flow could be cleaned up further:
>
> [...]
> > + bad_area(regs, error_code, address);
> > + return;
> [...]
> > + bad_area(regs, error_code, address);
> > + return;
> [...]
> > + bad_area(regs, error_code, address);
> > + return;
> [...]
> > + bad_area(regs, error_code, address);
> > + return;
>
> Any reason why that pattern shouldnt be changed to an appropriate goto
> bad_area? (probably the same goes for the nosemaphore error paths too)

The tail call is already effectively a goto.

-Andi

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