[2.6 patch] mm/vmstat.c: cleanups

[2.6 patch] mm/vmstat.c: cleanups

[Adrian Bunk]

This patch contains the following cleanups:
- make the needlessly global setup_vmstat() static
- remove the unused refresh_vm_stats()

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Acked-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com>

---

This patch has been sent on:
- 9 Jul 2007

 mm/vmstat.c |   19 +------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 18 deletions(-)

--- linux-2.6.22-rc6-mm1/mm/vmstat.c.old	2007-07-05 16:54:39.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.22-rc6-mm1/mm/vmstat.c	2007-07-08 22:27:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -353,23 +353,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void __refresh_cpu_vm_stats(void *dummy)
-{
-	refresh_cpu_vm_stats(smp_processor_id());
-}
-
-/*
- * Consolidate all counters.
- *
- * Note that the result is less inaccurate but still inaccurate
- * if concurrent processes are allowed to run.
- */
-void refresh_vm_stats(void)
-{
-	on_each_cpu(__refresh_cpu_vm_stats, NULL, 0, 1);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(refresh_vm_stats);
-
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
@@ -957,7 +940,7 @@
 static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata vmstat_notifier =
 	{ &vmstat_cpuup_callback, NULL, 0 };
 
-int __init setup_vmstat(void)
+static int __init setup_vmstat(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 

[2.6 patch] mm/vmstat.c: possible cleanups

[Adrian Bunk]

This patch contains the following possible cleanups:
- make the needlessly global setup_vmstat() static
- #if 0 the unused refresh_vm_stats()

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>

---

 mm/vmstat.c |    6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- linux-2.6.22-rc6-mm1/mm/vmstat.c.old	2007-07-05 16:54:39.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.22-rc6-mm1/mm/vmstat.c	2007-07-05 16:55:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
+#if 0
+
 static void __refresh_cpu_vm_stats(void *dummy)
 {
 	refresh_cpu_vm_stats(smp_processor_id());
@@ -370,6 +372,8 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refresh_vm_stats);
 
+#endif  /*  0  */
+
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
@@ -957,7 +961,7 @@
 static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata vmstat_notifier =
 	{ &vmstat_cpuup_callback, NULL, 0 };
 
-int __init setup_vmstat(void)
+static int __init setup_vmstat(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 

Re: [2.6 patch] mm/vmstat.c: possible cleanups

[Christoph Lameter]

On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote:

> This patch contains the following possible cleanups:
> - make the needlessly global setup_vmstat() static

Ok.

> - #if 0 the unused refresh_vm_stats()

Hmmm... This may be needed by the cpu idle code to update the vm stats 
before going idle.

Re: [2.6 patch] mm/vmstat.c: possible cleanups

[Adrian Bunk]

On Fri, Jul 06, 2007 at 10:49:02AM -0700, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> 
> > This patch contains the following possible cleanups:
> > - make the needlessly global setup_vmstat() static
> 
> Ok.
> 
> > - #if 0 the unused refresh_vm_stats()
> 
> Hmmm... This may be needed by the cpu idle code to update the vm stats 
> before going idle.

Since 1 year it's making the kernel image larger without having a single 
user.

And if it will one day get a user, removing the #if 0 will be trivial.

cu
Adrian

-- 

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        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
       "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
                                       Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed

Re: [2.6 patch] mm/vmstat.c: possible cleanups

[Christoph Lameter]

On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote:

> > Hmmm... This may be needed by the cpu idle code to update the vm stats 
> > before going idle.
> 
> Since 1 year it's making the kernel image larger without having a single 
> user.
> 
> And if it will one day get a user, removing the #if 0 will be trivial.

Then just remove the whole function. the #if 0 is ugly.

[2.6 patch] mm/vmstat.c: cleanups

[Adrian Bunk]

On Fri, Jul 06, 2007 at 12:21:52PM -0700, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> 
> > > Hmmm... This may be needed by the cpu idle code to update the vm stats 
> > > before going idle.
> > 
> > Since 1 year it's making the kernel image larger without having a single 
> > user.
> > 
> > And if it will one day get a user, removing the #if 0 will be trivial.
> 
> Then just remove the whole function. the #if 0 is ugly.

Updated patch below.

cu
Adrian


<--  snip  -->


This patch contains the following cleanups:
- make the needlessly global setup_vmstat() static
- remove the unused refresh_vm_stats()

Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>

---

 mm/vmstat.c |   19 +------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 18 deletions(-)

--- linux-2.6.22-rc6-mm1/mm/vmstat.c.old	2007-07-05 16:54:39.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.22-rc6-mm1/mm/vmstat.c	2007-07-08 22:27:26.000000000 +0200
@@ -353,23 +353,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static void __refresh_cpu_vm_stats(void *dummy)
-{
-	refresh_cpu_vm_stats(smp_processor_id());
-}
-
-/*
- * Consolidate all counters.
- *
- * Note that the result is less inaccurate but still inaccurate
- * if concurrent processes are allowed to run.
- */
-void refresh_vm_stats(void)
-{
-	on_each_cpu(__refresh_cpu_vm_stats, NULL, 0, 1);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(refresh_vm_stats);
-
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
@@ -957,7 +940,7 @@
 static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata vmstat_notifier =
 	{ &vmstat_cpuup_callback, NULL, 0 };
 
-int __init setup_vmstat(void)
+static int __init setup_vmstat(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 

Re: [2.6 patch] mm/vmstat.c: cleanups

[Christoph Lameter]

On Mon, 9 Jul 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote:

> > Then just remove the whole function. the #if 0 is ugly.
> 
> Updated patch below.

Thanks.

Acked-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com>