# \[PATCH net-next 3/6\] net\_sched: act: make tcfg\_pval non zero

- From: Eric Dumazet \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-07-02 13:08:29 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/07/10991015
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/07/10991009/t.md

```text
First step for gact RCU operation :

Instead of testing if tcfg_pval is zero or not, just make it 1.

No change in behavior, but slightly faster code.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <redacted>
Cc: Alexei Starovoitov <redacted>
Cc: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
Cc: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>
---
 net/sched/act_gact.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/sched/act_gact.c b/net/sched/act_gact.c
index a4f8af29ee30..42284aad77dd 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_gact.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_gact.c
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_GACT_PROB
 static int gact_net_rand(struct tcf_gact *gact)
 {
-	if (!gact->tcfg_pval || prandom_u32() % gact->tcfg_pval)
+	if (prandom_u32() % gact->tcfg_pval)
 		return gact->tcf_action;
 	return gact->tcfg_paction;
 }
 
 static int gact_determ(struct tcf_gact *gact)
 {
-	if (!gact->tcfg_pval || gact->tcf_bstats.packets % gact->tcfg_pval)
+	if (gact->tcf_bstats.packets % gact->tcfg_pval)
 		return gact->tcf_action;
 	return gact->tcfg_paction;
 }
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int tcf_gact_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 #ifdef CONFIG_GACT_PROB
 	if (p_parm) {
 		gact->tcfg_paction = p_parm->paction;
-		gact->tcfg_pval    = p_parm->pval;
+		gact->tcfg_pval    = max_t(u16, 1, p_parm->pval);
 		gact->tcfg_ptype   = p_parm->ptype;
 	}
 #endif
-- 
2.4.3.573.g4eafbef
```
