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Re: port-xen/52112: arch/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev.c:400: pointless assignment in critical section



On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 04:05:00PM +0000, dcb314%hotmail.com@localhost wrote:
> src/sys/arch/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev.c:395] -> [src/sys/arch/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev.c:400]: (style) Variable 'u' is reassigned a value before the old one has been used.
> 
> Source code is
> 
>     struct xenbus_dev_data *u = kfs->kfs_v;
>     struct xenbus_dev_lwp *xlwp;
>     struct xenbus_dev_transaction *trans;
> 
>     mutex_enter(&xenbus_dev_open_mtx);
>     u = kfs->kfs_v;
> 
> Second assignment looks pointless. Suggest remove. 

Actually it's the first one that should be removed. The xenbus_dev_open_mtx
mutex protects kfs. Maybe kfs assignement should be moved under the
mutex too.
Will look and fix later today

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
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