linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/7] iio: light: tsl2583: check return values from taos_chip

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Date:   Wed, 19 Oct 2016 15:54:23 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Brian Masney <masneyb@...tation.org>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, lars@...afoo.de,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pmeerw@...erw.net, knaack.h@....de,
        jic23@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] iio: light: tsl2583: check return values from
 taos_chip_{on, off}

On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 08:48:32AM -0400, Brian Masney wrote:
> Ok, I'll rework my patch series to stick with the direct returns. I
> personally prefer that approach. I was using the gotos since I thought
> that was standard convention in the kernel.
> 

It *should* but "goto unlock;"  When you can tell what the goto does,
that's great.  But these gotos don't do anything so by definition the
names are going to be meaningless.

regards,
dan carpenter