[PATCH] x86 : remove dead code

From: Daniel Lezcano
Date: Thu Oct 25 2012 - 12:13:16 EST


The hlt_use_halt function returns always true and there is only
one definition of it.

The default_idle function can then get ride of the if ... statement and
we can remove the else branch.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/process.c | 39 ++++++++++++++-------------------------
1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index b644e1c..2f99e31 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -306,11 +306,6 @@ void (*pm_idle)(void);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(pm_idle);
#endif

-static inline int hlt_use_halt(void)
-{
- return 1;
-}
-
#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
static inline void play_dead(void)
{
@@ -410,28 +405,22 @@ void cpu_idle(void)
*/
void default_idle(void)
{
- if (hlt_use_halt()) {
- trace_power_start_rcuidle(POWER_CSTATE, 1, smp_processor_id());
- trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(1, smp_processor_id());
- current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
- /*
- * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we
- * test NEED_RESCHED:
- */
- smp_mb();
+ trace_power_start_rcuidle(POWER_CSTATE, 1, smp_processor_id());
+ trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(1, smp_processor_id());
+ current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
+ /*
+ * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we
+ * test NEED_RESCHED:
+ */
+ smp_mb();

- if (!need_resched())
- safe_halt(); /* enables interrupts racelessly */
- else
- local_irq_enable();
- current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
- trace_power_end_rcuidle(smp_processor_id());
- trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, smp_processor_id());
- } else {
+ if (!need_resched())
+ safe_halt(); /* enables interrupts racelessly */
+ else
local_irq_enable();
- /* loop is done by the caller */
- cpu_relax();
- }
+ current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
+ trace_power_end_rcuidle(smp_processor_id());
+ trace_cpu_idle_rcuidle(PWR_EVENT_EXIT, smp_processor_id());
}
#ifdef CONFIG_APM_MODULE
EXPORT_SYMBOL(default_idle);
--
1.7.5.4

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