Linux Ethernet Bridging - Nov 2021 - [Bridge] [PATCH] net: bridge: Slightly optimize 'find_portno()'

On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 08:02:35PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET
wrote:
> The 'inuse' bitmap is local to this function. So we can use the
> non-atomic '__set_bit()' to save a few cycles.
> 
> While at it, also remove some useless {}.
I like the {} and tend to add it in new code.  There isn't a rule about
this one way or the other.

regards,
dan carpenter

Le 15/11/2021 ? 13:35, Dan Carpenter a ?crit?:
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 08:02:35PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
>> The 'inuse' bitmap is local to this function. So we can use the
>> non-atomic '__set_bit()' to save a few cycles.
>>
>> While at it, also remove some useless {}.
> 
> I like the {} and tend to add it in new code.  There isn't a rule about
> this one way or the other.
> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter
> 
> 
> 
Hi Dan,

- checkpatch prefers the style without {}
- Usually, greg k-h and Joe Perches give feed-back that extra {} should 
be removed.
- in https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.13/process/coding-style.html, 
after "Rationale: K&R":
    "Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will
do."


My own preference is to have {}. It is the standard used on another 
project I work on (i.e. httpd) and it helps when you add some code (it 
avoids unexpected behavior if you forget to add some missing {})

My understanding is that on the HUGE code base of Linux, emphasis is put 
on saving some lines of code, reducing the length of lines and avoiding 
the need to read some extra char.
I'm also fine with it.

CJ

On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 07:35:48PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET
wrote:
> Le 15/11/2021 ? 13:35, Dan Carpenter a ?crit?:
> > On Sun, Nov 14, 2021 at 08:02:35PM +0100, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> > > The 'inuse' bitmap is local to this function. So we can
use the
> > > non-atomic '__set_bit()' to save a few cycles.
> > > 
> > > While at it, also remove some useless {}.
> > 
> > I like the {} and tend to add it in new code.  There isn't a rule
about
> > this one way or the other.
> > 
[ heavily snipped ]
> 
> - checkpatch prefers the style without {}
Not for these.
> - Usually, greg k-h and Joe Perches give feed-back that extra {} should be
> removed.
I can't find any reference to that.
> - in https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.13/process/coding-style.html, after
> "Rationale: K&R":
>    "Do not unnecessarily use braces where a single statement will
do."
There are exceptions for readability.  For example, mutiline indents
get it whether they need or not.  Do while statements get braces.

Quite a lot of people don't use braces for list_for_each() unless it's
required, definitely, but I think it's allowable.

regards,
dan carpenter