netdev - Re: Reply: [net] bonding: use return instead of goto

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Date:	Fri, 5 Feb 2016 16:24:39 -0500
From:	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
To:	张胜举 <zhangshengju@...s.chinamobile.com>
Cc:	j.vosburgh@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Reply: [net] bonding: use return instead of goto

On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 09:42:24AM +0800, 张胜举 wrote:
> > On Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 06:15:22AM +0000, Zhang Shengju wrote:
> > > Replace 'goto' with 'return' to remove unnecessary check at label:
> > > err_undo_flags.
> > 
> > I think you're going to have to explain how you came to the conclusion
> > that the check isn't necessary.
...
> The reason is that 'err_undo_flags' do two things for the first slave
> device:
> 1. revert bond mac address if it is set by the slave device.
> 2. revert bond device type if it's not ARPHRD_ETHER.
> 
> I think it's not necessary for the three places, they changed neither  bond
> mac address nor type. 
> it's straightforward to return directly.

I see what you're saying, and that does look to be true if you're only
adding a singular first device right now. But looking at the enslave and
release paths, I don't see anything preventing concurrent slave adds and
removes, which could mean there are situations where those checks really
are necessary. I don't actually know.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod@...hat.com