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From: SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:07:39 +0000
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] kernel-audit: Deletion of an unnecessary check before the function call "audit_log_e
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> The original code is very clear, the new code works exactly the same but
> it's not clear if the author forgot about handling errors from
> audit_log_start().

We have got different expectations on source code clarity here.


> So now someone will come along later and add:
> 	if (!ab)
> 		return;
> 
> We get a lot of mindless "add error handling" patches like that.

This is an interesting background information.

Do you eventually prefer to improve the affected error detection
and corresponding exception handling?
Will a condition check become absolutely necessary there?

Regards,
Markus