linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Crypto/chcr: Avoid some code duplication

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Date:   Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:30:43 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Christophe Jaillet <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ayush Sawal <ayush.sawal@...lsio.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Rohit Maheshwari <rohitm@...lsio.com>,
        Vinay Kumar Yadav <vinay.yadav@...lsio.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Crypto/chcr: Avoid some code duplication

> The error handling path of 'chcr_authenc_setkey()' is the same as this
> error handling code.

I find this change description improvable.


> So just 'goto out' as done everywhere in the function to simplify the code.

I propose to adjust jump targets a bit more for better exception handling
in this function implementation.

Regards,
Markus