linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mount: rebuild error handling in do_new

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Message-ID: <Y5UYt538lOFTwr5R@ZenIV>
Date:   Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:39:35 +0000
From:   Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
To:     Chuang Wang <nashuiliang@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mount: rebuild error handling in do_new_mount

On Sun, Dec 04, 2022 at 11:00:05PM +0800, Chuang Wang wrote:
> When a function execution error is detected in do_new_mount, it should
> return immediately. Using this can make the code easier to understand.

Your piles of goto make it harder to follow and reason about.

NAKed-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>