linux-kernel - Re: [net-next 1/6] net: marvell: prestera: Add driver for Prestera family ASIC devices

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Date:   Sun, 21 Jun 2020 11:57:55 +0300
From:   Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
To:     Vadym Kochan <vadym.kochan@...ision.eu>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Oleksandr Mazur <oleksandr.mazur@...ision.eu>,
        Serhiy Boiko <serhiy.boiko@...ision.eu>,
        Serhiy Pshyk <serhiy.pshyk@...ision.eu>,
        Volodymyr Mytnyk <volodymyr.mytnyk@...ision.eu>,
        Taras Chornyi <taras.chornyi@...ision.eu>,
        Andrii Savka <andrii.savka@...ision.eu>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Mickey Rachamim <mickeyr@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next 1/6] net: marvell: prestera: Add driver for Prestera
 family ASIC devices

On Sat, Jun 20, 2020 at 03:56:39PM +0300, Vadym Kochan wrote:
> But it will look same as prestera_destroy_ports(), do you think
> this is not a problem to have a same logic doubled ?

No, error paths of init() usually share logic with fini(). The benefits
of being consistent, always having init() followed by fini() and making
sure they are symmetric, out-weigh the benefit of saving a few lines of
code.