linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] prctl: Removed redunant assignment of "error" to zero

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Message-ID: <20120530182835.GA12122@amd1>
Date:	Wed, 30 May 2012 13:28:35 -0500
From:	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	Sasikantha babu <sasikanth.v19@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] prctl: Removed redunant assignment of "error" to zero

Quoting Kees Cook (keescook@...omium.org):
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Sasikantha babu
> <sasikanth.v19@...il.com> wrote:
> > Just setting the "error" to error number is enough on failure and
> > It doesn't require to set "error" variable to zero in each switch case, since
> > it was already initialized with zero. And also removed return 0 in switch case
> > with break statement
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sasikantha babu <sasikanth.v19@...il.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Acked-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serge@...lyn.com>

> 
> -Kees
> 
> -- 
> Kees Cook
> Chrome OS Security
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