For a root node, mte_parent_slot() return 0, this exactly fits the following !p_slot check. So we can remove the special handling for root node. Signed-off-by: Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@xxxxxxxxx> CC: Liam R. Howlett <Liam.Howlett@xxxxxxxxxx> --- lib/maple_tree.c | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/maple_tree.c b/lib/maple_tree.c index 85bd651e7770..b5dde94cc7a9 100644 --- a/lib/maple_tree.c +++ b/lib/maple_tree.c @@ -2100,9 +2100,7 @@ static inline bool mas_prev_sibling(struct ma_state *mas) { unsigned int p_slot = mte_parent_slot(mas->node); - if (mte_is_root(mas->node)) - return false; - + /* For root node, p_slot is set to 0 by mte_parent_slot(). */ if (!p_slot) return false; -- 2.34.1