linux-kernel - Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 03/10] md/dm-crypt: Rename a jump label in crypt

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Message-ID: <20160929125553.kn45yx6jud35463p@thunk.org>
Date:   Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:55:53 -0400
From:   Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     dm-devel@...hat.com, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
        Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
        Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>,
        Shaohua Li <shli@...nel.org>,
        Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [dm-devel] [PATCH 03/10] md/dm-crypt: Rename a jump label in
 crypt_message()

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 05:40:14PM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 14:54:39 +0200
> 
> Adjust a jump label according to the current Linux coding style convention.

In what bizzaro world is the "current Linux coding style convention"

> -
> -error:
> +show_warning:
>  	DMWARN("unrecognised message received.");
>  	return -EINVAL;
>  }

"show_warning" is better than "error" when the net result of the goto
is that the function returns -EINVAL?!?

Please give it up with these drive-by shooting of auto-generated
patches.  You're just embarassing yourself.

							- Ted