@@ -266,28 +266,28 @@ static int __tty_buffer_request_room(struct tty_port *port, size_t size,
size_t left = (b->flags ? 1 : 2) * b->size - b->used;
bool change = !b->flags && flags;
- if (change || left < size) {
- /* This is the slow path - looking for new buffers to use */
- n = tty_buffer_alloc(port, size);
- if (n != NULL) {
- n->flags = flags;
- buf->tail = n;
- /*
- * Paired w/ acquire in flush_to_ldisc() and lookahead_bufs()
- * ensures they see all buffer data.
- */
- smp_store_release(&b->commit, b->used);
- /*
- * Paired w/ acquire in flush_to_ldisc() and lookahead_bufs()
- * ensures the latest commit value can be read before the head
- * is advanced to the next buffer.
- */
- smp_store_release(&b->next, n);
- } else if (change)
- size = 0;
- else
- size = left;
- }
+ if (!change && left >= size)
+ return size;
+
+ /* This is the slow path - looking for new buffers to use */
+ n = tty_buffer_alloc(port, size);
+ if (n == NULL)
+ return change ? 0 : left;
+
+ n->flags = flags;
+ buf->tail = n;
+ /*
+ * Paired w/ acquire in flush_to_ldisc() and lookahead_bufs()
+ * ensures they see all buffer data.
+ */
+ smp_store_release(&b->commit, b->used);
+ /*
+ * Paired w/ acquire in flush_to_ldisc() and lookahead_bufs()
+ * ensures the latest commit value can be read before the head
+ * is advanced to the next buffer.
+ */
+ smp_store_release(&b->next, n);
+
return size;
}
We are used to handle "bad" states in the 'if's in the kernel. Refactor (invert the two conditions in) __tty_buffer_request_room(), so that the code returns from the fast paths immediately instead of postponing to the heavy end of the function. Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <jirislaby@kernel.org> --- drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)