mem: remove redundant check in optimize_object_size
The second condition of this logical OR:
(get_gcd(new_obj_size, nrank * nchan) != 1 ||
get_gcd(nchan, new_obj_size) != 1)
is redundant with the first condition.
We can show that the first condition is equivalent to its disjunction
with the second condition using these two results:
- R1: For all conditions A and B, if B implies A, then (A || B) is
equivalent to A.
- R2: (get_gcd(nchan, new_obj_size) != 1) implies
(get_gcd(new_obj_size, nrank * nchan) != 1)
We can show R1 with the following truth table (0 is false, 1 is true):
+-----+-----++----------+-----+-------------+
| A | B || (A || B) | A | B implies A |
+-----+-----++----------+-----+-------------+
| 0 | 0 || 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 || 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 || 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 || 1 | 1 | 1 |
+-----+-----++----------+-----+-------------+
Truth table of (A || B) and A
We can show R2 by looking at the code of optimize_object_size and
get_gcd.
We see that:
- S1: (nchan >= 1) and (nrank >= 1).
- S2: get_gcd returns 0 only when both arguments are 0.
Let:
- X be get_gcd(new_obj_size, nrank * nchan).
- Y be get_gcd(nchan, new_obj_size).
Suppose:
- H1: get_gcd returns the greatest common divisor of its arguments.
- H2: (nrank * nchan) does not exceed UINT_MAX.
We prove (Y != 1) implies (X != 1) with the following steps:
- Suppose L0: (Y != 1). We have to show (X != 1).
- By H1, Y is the greatest common divisor of nchan and new_obj_size.
In particular, we have L1: Y divides nchan and new_obj_size.
- By H2, we have L2: nchan divides (nrank * nchan)
- By L1 and L2, we have L3: Y divides (nrank * nchan) and
new_obj_size.
- By H1 and L3, we have L4: (Y <= X).
- By S1 and S2, we have L5: (Y != 0).
- By L0 and L5, we have L6: (Y > 1).
- By L4 and L6, we have (X > 1) and thus (X != 1), which concludes.
R2 was also tested for all values of new_obj_size, nrank, and nchan
between 0 and 2000.
This redundant condition was found using TrustInSoft Analyzer.
Signed-off-by: Julien Cretin <julien.cretin@trust-in-soft.com>
Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>