Re: [PATCH] kernel: Optimize unused integer return values

[Marco Elver]

On Wed, 27 Apr 2022 at 09:36, Li kunyu <kunyu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Optimize unused integer return values

What is this optimizing?

Stylistically the current versions are consistent, and if in future
post_copy_siginfo_from_user32()'s implementation is changed to return
more than 0, it is easy to do.

Code-generation wise, this is de-optimizing and making code slower! In
particular, with what you've done the compiler can no longer tail-call
the functions. https://godbolt.org/z/j68MhjdzT

> Signed-off-by: Li kunyu <kunyu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/signal.c | 8 +++++---
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
> index 30cd1ca43bcd..ae58a966c8de 100644
> --- a/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -3464,7 +3464,7 @@ int __copy_siginfo_to_user32(struct compat_siginfo __user *to,
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> -static int post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(kernel_siginfo_t *to,
> +static void post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(kernel_siginfo_t *to,
>                                          const struct compat_siginfo *from)
>  {
>         clear_siginfo(to);
> @@ -3548,7 +3548,8 @@ static int __copy_siginfo_from_user32(int signo, struct kernel_siginfo *to,
>                 return -EFAULT;
>
>         from.si_signo = signo;
> -       return post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(to, &from);
> +       post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(to, &from);
> +       return 0;
>  }
>
>  int copy_siginfo_from_user32(struct kernel_siginfo *to,
> @@ -3559,7 +3560,8 @@ int copy_siginfo_from_user32(struct kernel_siginfo *to,
>         if (copy_from_user(&from, ufrom, sizeof(struct compat_siginfo)))
>                 return -EFAULT;
>
> -       return post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(to, &from);
> +       post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(to, &from);
> +       return 0;
>  }
>  #endif /* CONFIG_COMPAT */
>
> --
> 2.18.2
>