linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/9] OpenVZ kernel based checkpointing/restart

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Date:	Wed, 3 Sep 2008 18:53:42 +0400
From:	Andrey Mirkin <major@...nvz.org>
To:	Cedric Le Goater <clg@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Louis.Rilling@...labs.com, containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] OpenVZ kernel based checkpointing/restart

On Wednesday 03 September 2008 18:26 Cedric Le Goater wrote:
> > Forgot a global comment: you will probably get the same (rather pointless
> > for a proof of concept, IMHO) requests as Oren got, to
> > 1) improve coding style:
> >   a) especially avoid error handling like:
> > 	err = foo();
> > 	if (!err)
> > 		err = bar();
> > 	if (!err)
> > 		err = baz();
> >
> > and prefer
> > 	err = foo();
> > 	if (err)
> > 		goto foo_err;
> > 	err = bar();
> > 	...
> >
> >   b) do not write conditions on a single line, like
> > 	if (foo) bar;
> >
> > 2) put arch-dependent code in arch/ subdirs.
> > 3) I probably forgot other ones.
>
> ./scripts/checkpatch.pl catches most of it (and it does catch a few on your
> patches)

Thanks, I will use this script to brush up the code.

>
> but Dave is even better ! :)
I'm waiting for his comments :)

Regards,
Andrey

>
> > I obviously do not personally request you to take these requests into
> > account ;)
>
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