[PATCH] fs/aio.c: eliminate redundant loads in put_aio_ring_file

From: Rasmus Villemoes
Date: Wed Sep 14 2016 - 18:26:18 EST


Using a local variable we can prevent gcc from reloading
aio_ring_file->f_inode->i_mapping twice, eliminating 2x2 dependent
loads.

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/aio.c | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index fb8e45b88cd4..32ce10e55723 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -269,14 +269,17 @@ __initcall(aio_setup);
static void put_aio_ring_file(struct kioctx *ctx)
{
struct file *aio_ring_file = ctx->aio_ring_file;
+ struct address_space *i_mapping;
+
if (aio_ring_file) {
truncate_setsize(aio_ring_file->f_inode, 0);

/* Prevent further access to the kioctx from migratepages */
- spin_lock(&aio_ring_file->f_inode->i_mapping->private_lock);
- aio_ring_file->f_inode->i_mapping->private_data = NULL;
+ i_mapping = aio_ring_file->f_inode->i_mapping;
+ spin_lock(&i_mapping->private_lock);
+ i_mapping->private_data = NULL;
ctx->aio_ring_file = NULL;
- spin_unlock(&aio_ring_file->f_inode->i_mapping->private_lock);
+ spin_unlock(&i_mapping->private_lock);

fput(aio_ring_file);
}
--
2.1.4