[PATCH] nvme-pci: deduplicate empty request list checks in nvme_queue_rqs()

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 08:01:30AM -0800, Caleb Sander Mateos wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM Christoph Hellwig <hch at lst.de> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 07:17:00PM -0700, Caleb Sander Mateos wrote:
> > > nvme_queue_rqs() checks that nvmeq is non-NULL before calling
> > > nvme_submit_cmds() and nvme_submit_cmds() checks that submit_list is
> > > non-empty before doing anything. A NULL nvmeq means no requests were
> > > processed from the rqlist in nvme_queue_rqs() since the last call to
> > > nvme_submit_cmds(), which implies submit_list is empty. So just check
> > > that submit_list is non-empty before calling nvme_submit_cmds() and drop
> > > the check for NULL nvmeq.
> >
> > What is the rationale for this?  I had a hard time understanding the
> > logic in the new version, so I don't think this helps with readability
> > at least.
> 
> Just trying to avoid some branches. But if you prefer the current
> version, that's fine.

I find the current version easier to follow.  If there is a good
reason for the new variant I'm ok with it.