linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH 05/11] platform/chrome: cros_ec_proto: separate cros_ec_wait_until

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Date:   Mon, 18 Jul 2022 03:50:19 +0000
From:   Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@...nel.org>
To:     Guenter Roeck <groeck@...gle.com>
Cc:     Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        "open list:CHROME HARDWARE PLATFORM SUPPORT" 
        <chrome-platform@...ts.linux.dev>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH 05/11] platform/chrome: cros_ec_proto: separate
 cros_ec_wait_until_complete()

On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 07:29:45AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 8:33 PM Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@...nel.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 13, 2022 at 11:15:47AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2022 at 7:49 PM Tzung-Bi Shih <tzungbi@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > > +               ret = cros_ec_xfer_command(ec_dev, msg);
> > > > +               if (ret == -EAGAIN)
> > > > +                       continue;
> > > > +               if (ret < 0)
> > > > +                       break;
> > >
> > > With the command allocated on the stack, this can return immediately.
> >
> > Nack, the function has no goto labels.  `return ret` follows the loop
> > immediately.  The `break` here doesn't make it to become too complicated.
> > I would prefer to keep it.
> 
> Sorry, you lost me here. The code after the loop does
> 
>            kfree(msg);
>            return ret;
> 
> If kfree() is no longer necessary, only the return statement is left. So break;
> is identical to return ret;. Am I missing something ?

You are correct.

I meant personally I would prefer to use `break`:
  * The loop is short so that it won't become too complicated.
  * Keep the function has a single exit point.

But, anyway, let's use `return ret` to make it explicit.