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Re: [PATCH 1/3] mac80211: Minor optimization in minstrel_ht tx status path

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On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 03:28:18PM +0100, Helmut Schaa wrote:
> @@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ minstrel_ht_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
>  		mi->sample_packets += info->status.ampdu_len;
>  
>  	for (i = 0; !last; i++) {
> -		last = (i == IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES - 1) ||
> -		       !minstrel_ht_txstat_valid(&ar[i + 1]);
> +		last = !minstrel_ht_txstat_valid(&ar[i + 1]) ||
> +		       (i == IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES - 1);
This make possible that we read outsite from ar[] border. Normally 
that should not couse any troubles, but I think it could confuse
something like kmemcheck. Perhaps whould be better to just add
unlikely(i == IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES - 1) ?

Stanislaw
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