From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: elfring@users.sourceforge.net (SF Markus Elfring) Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 13:31:19 +0100 Subject: [Cocci] [patch] CodingStyle: add some more error handling guidelines In-Reply-To: <20141202085950.GA13434@mwanda> References: <20141202085950.GA13434@mwanda> Message-ID: <547F0297.6030202@users.sourceforge.net> To: cocci@systeme.lip6.fr List-Id: cocci@systeme.lip6.fr > diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle > index 9f28b14..9c8a234 100644 > --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle > +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle > @@ -392,7 +392,12 @@ The goto statement comes in handy when a function exits from multiple > locations and some common work such as cleanup has to be done. If there is no > cleanup needed then just return directly. > > -The rationale is: > +Choose label names which say what the goto does or why the goto exists. An > +[...] Avoid > +using GW-BASIC names like "err1:" and "err2:". Also don't name them after the > +goto location like "err_kmalloc_failed:" I find this documentation approach not safe and clear enough so far. * How should the reference to an other programming language help in the understanding of the recommended naming convention for jump labels? * To which source code place should the word "location" refer to? - jump source - jump target Regards, Markus