[PATCH] sfc: replace min/max nesting with clamp()

From: Xichao Zhao
Date: Tue Aug 12 2025 - 02:50:54 EST


The clamp() macro explicitly expresses the intent of constraining
a value within bounds.Therefore, replacing min(max(a, b), c) with
clamp(val, lo, hi) can improve code readability.

Signed-off-by: Xichao Zhao <zhao.xichao@xxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c | 4 ++--
drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/efx.c | 5 ++---
drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/efx_channels.c | 4 ++--
3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
index 06b4f52713ef..0f66324ed351 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_channels.c
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ static int efx_allocate_msix_channels(struct efx_nic *efx,

if (efx_separate_tx_channels) {
efx->n_tx_channels =
- min(max(n_channels / 2, 1U),
- efx->max_tx_channels);
+ clamp(n_channels / 2, 1U,
+ efx->max_tx_channels);
efx->tx_channel_offset =
n_channels - efx->n_tx_channels;
efx->n_rx_channels =
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/efx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/efx.c
index b07f7e4e2877..d19fbf8732ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/falcon/efx.c
@@ -1394,9 +1394,8 @@ static int ef4_probe_interrupts(struct ef4_nic *efx)
if (n_channels > extra_channels)
n_channels -= extra_channels;
if (ef4_separate_tx_channels) {
- efx->n_tx_channels = min(max(n_channels / 2,
- 1U),
- efx->max_tx_channels);
+ efx->n_tx_channels = clamp(n_channels / 2, 1U,
+ efx->max_tx_channels);
efx->n_rx_channels = max(n_channels -
efx->n_tx_channels,
1U);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/efx_channels.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/efx_channels.c
index d120b3c83ac0..703419866d18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/efx_channels.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/siena/efx_channels.c
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ static int efx_allocate_msix_channels(struct efx_nic *efx,

if (efx_siena_separate_tx_channels) {
efx->n_tx_channels =
- min(max(n_channels / 2, 1U),
- efx->max_tx_channels);
+ clamp(n_channels / 2, 1U,
+ efx->max_tx_channels);
efx->tx_channel_offset =
n_channels - efx->n_tx_channels;
efx->n_rx_channels =
--
2.34.1