To simplify the code, use list_empty_careful instead of list_empty. To make the intention clearer, use list_last_entry instead of list_entry. Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@xxxxxxx> --- mm/slab.c | 12 ++---------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c index 5d5aa3b..1a7d91c 100644 --- a/mm/slab.c +++ b/mm/slab.c @@ -2362,21 +2362,14 @@ static void drain_cpu_caches(struct kmem_cache *cachep) static int drain_freelist(struct kmem_cache *cache, struct kmem_cache_node *n, int tofree) { - struct list_head *p; int nr_freed; struct page *page; nr_freed = 0; - while (nr_freed < tofree && !list_empty(&n->slabs_free)) { + while (nr_freed < tofree && !list_empty_careful(&n->slabs_free)) { spin_lock_irq(&n->list_lock); - p = n->slabs_free.prev; - if (p == &n->slabs_free) { - spin_unlock_irq(&n->list_lock); - goto out; - } - - page = list_entry(p, struct page, lru); + page = list_last_entry(&n->slabs_free, struct page, lru); #if DEBUG BUG_ON(page->active); #endif @@ -2390,7 +2383,6 @@ static int drain_freelist(struct kmem_cache *cache, slab_destroy(cache, page); nr_freed++; } -out: return nr_freed; } -- 2.5.0 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>