linux-kernel - Re: [v4l-dvb-maintainer] [PATCH 3/3] V4L: cinergyT2, remove bad usage of ERESTARTSYS

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Date:	Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:59:20 -0400
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>
To:	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
Cc:	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>, video4linux-list@...hat.com,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>, daniel@...u.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, holger@...u.de,
	v4l-dvb maintainer list <v4l-dvb-maintainer@...uxtv.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [v4l-dvb-maintainer] [PATCH 3/3] V4L: cinergyT2, remove bad usage of ERESTARTSYS

On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 12:35:41PM -0300, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em Qua, 2007-10-10 às 00:18 -0400, Michael Krufky escreveu:
> > 
> > Is this illegal as per kernel codingstyle?
> 
> Yes, it is. CodingStyle states:

<rant>
No.. "Illegal" means prohibited by law. Its merely wrong 8)
</rant>

> The proper fix is just to replace the offended code by this:
> 
> err=foo();
> if (error)
> 	goto error;

Lots of code uses

	if ((err = foo()) < 0)

so I would'y worry too much. The split one however clearer and also
safer.

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