mas_mab_cp() copy range [mas_start, mas_end] inclusively from a maple_node to maple_big_node. This implies mas_start <= mas_end. Based on the relationship of mas_start and mas_end, we can have the following four cases: | mas_start == mas_end | mas_start < mas_end ---------------+----------------------+---------------------- mas_start == 0 | 1 | 2 ---------------+----------------------+---------------------- mas_start != 0 | 3 | 4 We can see in all these four cases, i is always less than or equal to mas_end after finish the loop: Case 1: After assign pivot 0, i is set to 1, which is bigger than mas_end 0. So it jumps to complete and skip the check. Case 2: After assign pivot 0, i is set to 1. ∵ (mas_start < mas_end) && (mas_start == 0) ==> (1 <= mas_end) ∵ (i == 1) && (1 <= mas_end) ==> (i <= mas_end) ∴ Before loop, we have (i <= mas_end). And we still hold this if it skips the loop. For example, (i == mas_end). Now let's see what happens in the loop: ∵ piv_end = min(mas_end, mt_pivots[mt]) ==> (piv_end <= mas_end) ∵ loop condition is (i < piv_end) ==> (i <= piv_end) on finish the loop both normally or break ∵ (i <= piv_end) && (piv_end <= mas_end) ==> (i <= mas_end) ∴ After loop, we still get (i <= mas_end) in this case Case 3: This case would skip both if clause and loop. So when it comes to the check, i is still mas_start which equals to mas_end. Case 4: This case would skip the if clause. ∵ (mas_start < mas_end) && (i == mas_start) ==> (i < mas_end) ∴ Before loop, we have (i < mas_end). The loop process is similar with Case 2, so we get the same result. Now we can conclude in all cases, we get (i <= mas_end) when doing check. Then it is not necessary to do the check. Signed-off-by: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@xxxxxxxxx> --- lib/maple_tree.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c index 76b68568f77b..6fd62b7ef240 100644 --- a/lib/maple_tree.c +++ b/lib/maple_tree.c @@ -1948,8 +1948,7 @@ static inline void mas_mab_cp(struct ma_state *mas, unsigned char mas_start, goto complete; } - if (likely(i <= mas_end)) - b_node->pivot[j] = mas_safe_pivot(mas, pivots, i, mt); + b_node->pivot[j] = mas_safe_pivot(mas, pivots, i, mt); complete: b_node->b_end = ++j; -- 2.34.1