Andi Kleen <a...@firstfloor.org> wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <a...@linux.intel.com>
> 
> A static checker was pointing out that nothing can possible set
> nwait < 0 in this path. The comment and the check appears to be
> outdated. Remove it.

I don't think so...

> Cc: v...@zeniv.linux.org.uk
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <a...@linux.intel.com>
> ---
>  fs/eventpoll.c | 10 ----------
>  1 file changed, 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
> index 473e09d..f72bf55 100644
> --- a/fs/eventpoll.c
> +++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
> @@ -1276,15 +1276,6 @@ static int ep_insert(struct eventpoll *ep, struct 
> epoll_event *event,
>        */
>       revents = ep_item_poll(epi, &epq.pt);

ep_item_poll calls f_op->poll, which calls poll_wait().
poll_wait() will call ep_ptable_queue_proc.

> -     /*
> -      * We have to check if something went wrong during the poll wait queue
> -      * install process. Namely an allocation for a wait queue failed due
> -      * high memory pressure.
> -      */
> -     error = -ENOMEM;
> -     if (epi->nwait < 0)
> -             goto error_unregister;
> -
>       /* Add the current item to the list of active epoll hook for this file 
> */
>       spin_lock(&tfile->f_lock);
>       list_add_tail(&epi->fllink, &tfile->f_ep_links);
> @@ -1334,7 +1325,6 @@ error_remove_epi:
>  
>       rb_erase(&epi->rbn, &ep->rbr);
>  
> -error_unregister:
>       ep_unregister_pollwait(ep, epi);
>  
>       /*
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