The patch titled Subject: rbtree: place easiest case first in rb_erase() has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is rbtree-place-easiest-case-first-in-rb_erase.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Michel Lespinasse <walken@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: rbtree: place easiest case first in rb_erase() In rb_erase, move the easy case (node to erase has no more than 1 child) first. I feel the code reads easier that way. Signed-off-by: Michel Lespinasse <walken@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- lib/rbtree.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff -puN lib/rbtree.c~rbtree-place-easiest-case-first-in-rb_erase lib/rbtree.c --- a/lib/rbtree.c~rbtree-place-easiest-case-first-in-rb_erase +++ a/lib/rbtree.c @@ -368,17 +368,28 @@ static void __rb_erase_color(struct rb_n void rb_erase(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root) { - struct rb_node *child, *parent; + struct rb_node *child = node->rb_right, *tmp = node->rb_left; + struct rb_node *parent; int color; - if (!node->rb_left) - child = node->rb_right; - else if (!node->rb_right) - child = node->rb_left; - else { + if (!tmp) { + case1: + /* Case 1: node to erase has no more than 1 child (easy!) */ + + parent = rb_parent(node); + color = rb_color(node); + + if (child) + rb_set_parent(child, parent); + __rb_change_child(node, child, parent, root); + } else if (!child) { + /* Still case 1, but this time the child is node->rb_left */ + child = tmp; + goto case1; + } else { struct rb_node *old = node, *left; - node = node->rb_right; + node = child; while ((left = node->rb_left) != NULL) node = left; @@ -402,18 +413,8 @@ void rb_erase(struct rb_node *node, stru node->__rb_parent_color = old->__rb_parent_color; node->rb_left = old->rb_left; rb_set_parent(old->rb_left, node); - - goto color; } - parent = rb_parent(node); - color = rb_color(node); - - if (child) - rb_set_parent(child, parent); - __rb_change_child(node, child, parent, root); - -color: if (color == RB_BLACK) __rb_erase_color(child, parent, root); } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from walken@xxxxxxxxxx are linux-next.patch ipc-mqueue-remove-unnecessary-rb_init_node-calls.patch rbtree-reference-documentation-rbtreetxt-for-usage-instructions.patch rbtree-empty-nodes-have-no-color.patch rbtree-empty-nodes-have-no-color-fix.patch rbtree-fix-incorrect-rbtree-node-insertion-in-fs-proc-proc_sysctlc.patch rbtree-move-some-implementation-details-from-rbtreeh-to-rbtreec.patch rbtree-move-some-implementation-details-from-rbtreeh-to-rbtreec-fix.patch rbtree-performance-and-correctness-test.patch rbtree-performance-and-correctness-test-fix.patch rbtree-break-out-of-rb_insert_color-loop-after-tree-rotation.patch rbtree-adjust-root-color-in-rb_insert_color-only-when-necessary.patch rbtree-adjust-root-color-in-rb_insert_color-only-when-necessary-fix-perf-compilation.patch rbtree-low-level-optimizations-in-rb_insert_color.patch rbtree-adjust-node-color-in-__rb_erase_color-only-when-necessary.patch rbtree-optimize-case-selection-logic-in-__rb_erase_color.patch rbtree-low-level-optimizations-in-__rb_erase_color.patch rbtree-coding-style-adjustments.patch rbtree-optimize-fetching-of-sibling-node.patch rbtree-test-fix-sparse-warning-about-64-bit-constant.patch rbtree-add-__rb_change_child-helper-function.patch rbtree-place-easiest-case-first-in-rb_erase.patch rbtree-handle-1-child-recoloring-in-rb_erase-instead-of-rb_erase_color.patch rbtree-low-level-optimizations-in-rb_erase.patch rbtree-augmented-rbtree-test.patch rbtree-faster-augmented-rbtree-manipulation.patch rbtree-remove-prior-augmented-rbtree-implementation.patch rbtree-add-rb_declare_callbacks-macro.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html