From: Russell Miller <rmiller@duskglow.com>
To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@linux01.gwdg.de>
Cc: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com>,
Linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: question on common error-handling idiom
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 16:12:28 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200411021512.29155.rmiller@duskglow.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0411022154210.28980@yvahk01.tjqt.qr>
On Tuesday 02 November 2004 14:58, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> So to summarize, it's done to reduce code whilst keeping the error code
> around until we actually leave the function.
>
I understand what you're saying, the OP did raise a point that I think is
worth repeating, that it's an extra instruction in all but error cases. Is
that extra instruction worth the tradeoff?
--Russell
>
> My € 0.02!
>
>
> Jan Engelhardt
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-11-02 21:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-11-02 20:08 question on common error-handling idiom Chris Friesen
2004-11-02 20:58 ` Jan Engelhardt
2004-11-02 21:12 ` linux-os
2004-11-03 10:45 ` Ross Kendall Axe
2004-11-02 21:12 ` Russell Miller [this message]
2004-11-02 21:16 ` Jesper Juhl
2004-11-02 21:21 ` Oliver Neukum
2004-11-02 21:29 ` Jan Engelhardt
2004-11-02 21:48 ` Jesper Juhl
2004-11-03 16:49 ` Chris Friesen
2004-11-03 8:11 ` GNicz
2004-11-04 19:52 ` Linus Torvalds
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