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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] wrong accounting in direct_remap_pfn_range

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] wrong accounting in direct_remap_pfn_range
From: Steven Rostedt <srostedt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:37:19 -0400
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Steven Rostedt wrote:
Keir Fraser wrote:
I think you're confused.

I usually am :)  But not on this one :P


grr, I take it back, I am the one that's confused :P


OK, this all happens because this whole blob of code is crazy because it is missing a "if (size == 0)" check!

The "if (v != u)" is only not true when this function is called with size == 0, and we don't need to do anything. Why not just have that check in the beginning and remove the "if (v != u)"?

It would have saved me a lot of wasted time here. Or is this code meant to confuse me?

Sorry,


-- Steve

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