On Thu, Mar 07, 2024 at 07:31:44PM +0200, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote: > On Thu, Mar 07, 2024 at 01:39:16PM +0000, Yosry Ahmed wrote: > > In prctl_enable_tagged_addr(), we check that nr_bits is in the correct > > range, but we do so in a twisted if/else block where the correct case is > > sandwiched between two error cases doing exactly the same thing. > > > > Simplify the if condition and pull the correct case outside with the > > rest of the success code path. > > I'm okay either way. > > I structured the code this way as I had separate patch that adds also > LAM_U48. But it is unlikely to get upstreamed. I see, thanks for the context. For now, I think this makes the code a little bit clearer.