Re: [PATCH v2] kvm tools: remove redundant "if" condition

From: Pekka Enberg
Date: Tue Jan 22 2013 - 14:52:45 EST


On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Cong Ding <dinggnu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 10:58:33AM +0200, Pekka Enberg wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Cong Ding <dinggnu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > After we check (state.kcount != 0), state.kcount has to be 0 in all the "else"
>> > branchs.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Cong Ding <dinggnu@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> > tools/kvm/hw/i8042.c | 2 +-
>> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/tools/kvm/hw/i8042.c b/tools/kvm/hw/i8042.c
>> > index 9f8be6a..9035732 100644
>> > --- a/tools/kvm/hw/i8042.c
>> > +++ b/tools/kvm/hw/i8042.c
>> > @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ static u32 kbd_read_data(void)
>> > state.mcount--;
>> > kvm__irq_line(state.kvm, AUX_IRQ, 0);
>> > kbd_update_irq();
>> > - } else if (state.kcount == 0) {
>> > + } else {
>> > i = state.kread - 1;
>> > if (i < 0)
>> > i = QUEUE_SIZE;
>>
>> This doesn't look right. The 'kcount' field is an int so the value can
>> be negative.
> But the former check is "state.kcount != 0" as I described in the commit
> message. Notice the difference between variable names in the "if" condition: the
> first one is kcount, the second one is mcount, and the third one is same as the
> first one kcount.
>
> Ok, the original code is
> if (state.kcount != 0) {
> /* do something when (state.kcount != 0) */
> } else if (state.mcount > 0) {
> /* do something when (state.kcount == 0 && state.mount > 0) */
> } else if (state.kcount == 0) {
> /* do something when (state.kcount == 0 && state.mount <= 0) */
> }
> For the third branch, it runs when state.kcount == 0 and state.mount <= 0,
> it's not necessary to ensure state.kcount == 0 again.

Right you are. Applied, thanks!
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