linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 41/46] Staging: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in error handling in vmbus_bus

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:25:23 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
CC:	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"Haiyang Zhang" <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
	"gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 41/46] Staging: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in error handling
 in vmbus_bus_init()



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:greg@...ah.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:07 AM
> To: Dan Carpenter
> Cc: KY Srinivasan; devel@...uxdriverproject.org; Haiyang Zhang; gregkh@...e.de;
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; virtualization@...ts.osdl.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 41/46] Staging: hv: vmbus: Fix a bug in error handling in
> vmbus_bus_init()
> 
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 01:29:49PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> > > err3:
> > > 	free_irq(irq, hv_acpi_dev);
> > > err2:
> > > 	bus_unregister(&hv_bus);
> > > err1:
> > > 	hv_cleanup();
> >
> > Also here is an oldbie trick.  You could use multiples of ten like
> > err30, err20, and err10.  That way if you can add more error handling
> > in the middle without changing the numbering.  I knew my GW-BASIC
> > experience would come in handy one day.  :)
> >
> > The better way to label things is based on what happens when you get
> > there: err_irq, err_unregister, err_cleanup.
> 
> Yes, that's the best way to do this, thanks for pointing it out.

I will fix this up.

Regards,

K. Y
> 
> greg k-h

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/