Re: [PATCH v3 13/16] powerpc/watchpoint: Prepare handler to handle more than one watcnhpoint

[Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@c-s.fr>]

Hi Ravi,

Le 24/04/2020 à 05:32, Ravi Bangoria a écrit :
> Hi Christophe,
> 
>>> @@ -101,14 +129,20 @@ static bool is_ptrace_bp(struct perf_event *bp)
>>>    */
>>>   void arch_unregister_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
>>>   {
>>> +    int i;
>>> +
>>
>> This declaration should be in the block using it.
>>
>>>       /*
>>>        * If the breakpoint is unregistered between a 
>>> hw_breakpoint_handler()
>>>        * and the single_step_dabr_instruction(), then cleanup the 
>>> breakpoint
>>>        * restoration variables to prevent dangling pointers.
>>>        * FIXME, this should not be using bp->ctx at all! Sayeth peterz.
>>>        */
>>> -    if (bp->ctx && bp->ctx->task && bp->ctx->task != ((void *)-1L))
>>> -        bp->ctx->task->thread.last_hit_ubp = NULL;
>>> +    if (bp->ctx && bp->ctx->task && bp->ctx->task != ((void *)-1L)) {
>>
>> Add declaration of 'int i' here.
> 
> How will that help? Keeping declaration at the start of function is also
> common practice and I don't see any recommendation to move them inside
> conditional block.

Reducing the scope of local variables increases readability, you don't 
have to scroll all up to the top of the function to see the declaration 
of the variable.

common practice ? Are you sure ? Just have a look at fs/io_uring.c or 
many other files in the kernel to see how uncommon your practice is.

Christophe