linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] [media] usbvision-core: Use common error handling code in usbvision_set_compress

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Date:   Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:44:32 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Cc:     linux-media@...r.kernel.org, Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
        Hans Verkuil <hverkuil@...all.nl>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] [media] usbvision-core: Use common error handling
 code in usbvision_set_compress_params()

On Thu, Sep 21, 2017 at 05:07:06PM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> @@ -1913,11 +1908,12 @@ static int usbvision_set_compress_params(struct usb_usbvision *usbvision)
>  			     USB_DIR_OUT | USB_TYPE_VENDOR |
>  			     USB_RECIP_ENDPOINT, 0,
>  			     (__u16) USBVISION_PCM_THR1, value, 6, HZ);
> +	if (rc < 0)
> +report_failure:
> +		dev_err(&usbvision->dev->dev,
> +			"%s: ERROR=%d. USBVISION stopped - reconnect or reload driver.\n",
> +			__func__, rc);

You've been asked several times not to write code like this.  You do
it later in the patch series as well.

regards,
dan carpenter