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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] Add generic 'strbuf_readlink()' helper function
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:44:12 -0800 (PST)
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On Wed, 17 Dec 2008, Jay Soffian wrote:
> > +               /* .. the buffer was too small - try again */
> > +               hint *= 2;
> > +               continue;
> > +       }
> 
> Why the continue statement at the end of the loop?

Oh, it's unnecessary left-over from me originally writing that part inside 
an if-statement, and then moving things around.

So it could/should be deleted. Good eyes.

		Linus