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From: David Howells <dhowells-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
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	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap-/UHa2rfvQTnk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] p9auth: add p9auth driver
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:49:15 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <23120.1271846955@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100421012908.GB24251-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

Serge E. Hallyn <serue-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> +	if (ret == 0)
> +		commit_creds(new);
> +	else
> +		abort_creds(new);
> +
> +	return ret;

If you make this:

	if (ret == 0)
		return commit_creds(new);
	abort_creds(new);
	return ret;

then gcc can tail-call commit_creds(), which is guaranteed to return 0.

David

  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-04-21 10:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20100421012749.GA21338@us.ibm.com>
     [not found] ` <20100421012749.GA21338-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21  1:29   ` [PATCH 3/3] p9auth: add p9auth driver Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found]     ` <20100421012908.GB24251-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21  3:04       ` Greg KH
     [not found]         ` <20100421030406.GB10258-U8xfFu+wG4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21  3:45           ` Serge E. Hallyn
2010-04-21  4:18             ` Ashwin Ganti
2010-04-21 13:47               ` Serge E. Hallyn
     [not found]                 ` <20100421134759.GE16326-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21 14:44                   ` Ashwin Ganti
2010-04-21  4:45             ` Eric W. Biederman
     [not found]               ` <m1zl0xo1m9.fsf-+imSwln9KH6u2/kzUuoCbdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21 13:21                 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2010-04-24  3:36                 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2010-04-24 16:25                   ` ron minnich
     [not found]                     ` <n2s13426df11004240925id540ed94mc2ebafada0099ec4-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-24 18:01                       ` Eric W. Biederman
2010-04-25  3:24                         ` Serge E. Hallyn
2010-04-21  9:27       ` Alan Cox
     [not found]         ` <20100421102739.6ad932fb-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21 13:39           ` Serge E. Hallyn
2010-04-21 14:19             ` Alan Cox
     [not found]               ` <20100421151917.5ae20265-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-21 15:09                 ` Serge E. Hallyn
2010-04-21 19:15                   ` Eric W. Biederman
2010-04-21 20:23                     ` Serge E. Hallyn
2010-04-22  4:57                     ` Kyle Moffett
     [not found]                       ` <w2wf73f7ab81004212157o371c5738o10c8b6ff807ba36a-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-04-22 14:36                         ` Serge E. Hallyn
2010-04-21 13:55           ` Eric Paris
2010-04-21 14:30             ` Serge E. Hallyn
2010-04-21 10:49       ` David Howells [this message]
2010-04-21 13:40         ` Serge E. Hallyn

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