linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel:signal.c Fix coding style errors and warnings.

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Message-ID: <20141116170810.GQ7996@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:08:10 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Ionut Alexa <ionut.m.alexa@...il.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel:signal.c Fix coding style errors and warnings.

On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:41:42AM +0200, Ionut Alexa wrote:
> A good programming practice is to have a single exit point of the function.

It is a very simplified form of something that was a a good practice until
some rather important parts had been dropped.

> Respecting this rule will reduce strage behavior when the memory is altered
> due to magnetic interference or other causes.

Elaborate, please.
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