netdev - [rfc] suspicious indentation in do_tcp

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Message-ID: <20130905042045.GD15824@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 5 Sep 2013 00:20:45 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [rfc] suspicious indentation in do_tcp_setsockopt

What's the intent here ?

This ?


diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index b2f6c74..95544e4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2454,10 +2454,11 @@ static int do_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 	case TCP_THIN_DUPACK:
 		if (val < 0 || val > 1)
 			err = -EINVAL;
-		else
+		else {
 			tp->thin_dupack = val;
 			if (tp->thin_dupack)
 				tcp_disable_early_retrans(tp);
+		}
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_REPAIR:

Or this ...

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index b2f6c74..187c5a4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2456,8 +2456,9 @@ static int do_tcp_setsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 			err = -EINVAL;
 		else
 			tp->thin_dupack = val;
-			if (tp->thin_dupack)
-				tcp_disable_early_retrans(tp);
+
+		if (tp->thin_dupack)
+			tcp_disable_early_retrans(tp);
 		break;
 
 	case TCP_REPAIR:


I'll submit the right patch in the right form once I know what was intended.

The former seems more 'correct' to me, but I'm unsure if that could break something.

	Dave

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