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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.61.0706041935290.20829@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
Date:	Mon, 4 Jun 2007 19:35:54 +0200 (MEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Documentation/CodingStyle: Add rules for goto labels


On Jun 4 2007 10:27, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> 
>> Seconded.  All my code contains the goto label in the first column.
>> 
>> IMO any other goto label indentation is silly, because it obscures the
>> goto label within the code block.
>
>I would have to disagree with this.  IMNSHO, a goto label is like a case
>label, and they should be treated the same way.

But gotos are special. ("Evil" minus the "it's good for unrolling in case of an
error" case).


	Jan
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