linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tools/objtool: Fix unnecessary jumps

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Date:   Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:27:01 +0530
From:   Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Youling Tang <tangyouling@...ngson.cn>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools/objtool: Fix unnecessary jumps

On 10/08/20 9:36 am, Youling Tang wrote:
> There is no need to jump to the "out" tag when "ret < 0", just return
> directly to "ret".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Youling Tang <tangyouling@...ngson.cn>
> ---
>  tools/objtool/check.c | 16 ++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
> index e034a8f..94b166d 100644
> --- a/tools/objtool/check.c
> +++ b/tools/objtool/check.c

[snip]

> 
>  	if (file.elf->changed) {
>  		ret = elf_write(file.elf);
>  		if (ret < 0)
> -			goto out;
> +			return ret;
>  	}
> 
>  out:

the out label code is no more required with this change, so remove
it and return 0 for warnings for now.  Previously cleanup() function
was called under the out label for both fatal errors (ret < 0) and
warnings.  Now that cleanup() function is removed, the out label is
no longer required.

-- 
Kamalesh