linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] staging: unisys: use common return path

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Date:	Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:42:27 +0530
From:	Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	Benjamin Romer <benjamin.romer@...sys.com>,
	David Kershner <david.kershner@...sys.com>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, sparmaintainer@...sys.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] staging: unisys: use common return path

On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 10:46:57PM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 07, 2016 at 02:04:21PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:22:33PM +0530, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> > > The success path and the error path both are first doing
> > > spin_unlock_irqrestore() before returning. Use that in the common path
> > > and return the success/error value.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Sudip Mukherjee <sudip@...torindia.org>
> > > ---
> > > 
> > > v2: changed label name
> > > 
> > > It is dependent on the patch series sent by Benjamin (Nov 30th).
> > 
> > Which didn't get applied, so can you resend this after that does get
> > accepted?
> 
> oops, i dont think i have the patch anymore. But looking at the commit
> message, i think i just sent the same suggestion to Benjamin for his
> [PATCH v3 13/14] staging: unisys: fix else statement in visornic_main.c
> 
> If he is not changing then I will create the patch and send you.

Hi Greg,
I will not be resending this patch as Ben is against to using goto.

regards
sudip