Re: char/tpm: Less checks in tpm_ibmvtpm_probe() after error detection

[SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>]

>> If the code doing the allocation is changed in the future the single
>> cleanup can stay whereas multiple labels have to be rewritten again.
> 
> No, they don't unless you choose bad label names.  Perhaps numbered
> labels?  We don't get a lot of those in the kernel any more.  Label
> name should be based on what the label does.  Often I see bad label
> names like generic labels:
> 
> 	foo = kmalloc();
> 	if (!foo)
> 		goto out;
> 
> What is out going to do?  Another common anti-pattern is come-from
> labels:
> 
> 	foo = kmalloc();
> 	if (!foo)
> 		goto kmalloc_failed;
> 
> Obviously, we can see from the if statement that the alloc failed and
> you *just* know the next line is going to be is going to be:
> 
> 	if (invalid)
> 		goto kmalloc_failed;
> 
> Which is wrong because kmalloc didn't fail...  But if the label name is
> based on what it does then, when you add or a remove an allocation, you
> just have to edit the one thing.

Would you be interested in an update on a topic like “Source code review
around jump label usage”?
https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/11/378

Regards,
Markus