public inbox for linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
To: Ionut Alexa <ionut.m.alexa@gmail.com>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel:signal.c Fix coding style errors and warnings.
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:08:10 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141116170810.GQ7996@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKF-a2AYAPy2ENaFVanFCWZ_sXHPy_K_uH6zo5apT-kLLaqONA@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:41:42AM +0200, Ionut Alexa wrote:
> A good programming practice is to have a single exit point of the function.

It is a very simplified form of something that was a a good practice until
some rather important parts had been dropped.

> Respecting this rule will reduce strage behavior when the memory is altered
> due to magnetic interference or other causes.

Elaborate, please.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-11-16 17:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-11-14 15:56 [PATCH] kernel:signal.c Fix coding style errors and warnings Ionut Alexa
2014-11-16  2:47 ` Al Viro
     [not found]   ` <CAKF-a2AYAPy2ENaFVanFCWZ_sXHPy_K_uH6zo5apT-kLLaqONA@mail.gmail.com>
2014-11-16 17:08     ` Al Viro [this message]
     [not found]       ` <CAKF-a2AhmE4iZHsRNgyp6Le6uaDNSUjbxQENm5sTYD3f24ORnA@mail.gmail.com>
2014-11-16 18:01         ` Al Viro
2014-11-16 20:09           ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 00/16] signal: coding style wankery Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 01/16] signal: whitespace neatening Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 02/16] signal: vertical line neatening Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 03/16] signal: Move EXPORT_SYMBOL after function definition Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 04/16] signal: Use pr_<level> Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 05/16] signal: Move case statements to separate lines and for loop neatening Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 06/16] signal: Use consistent function definition style Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 07/16] signal: Add braces Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 08/16] signal: Remove unnecessary return Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 09/16] signal: Use include <linux not <asm Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 10/16] signal: Remove unnecessary parentheses from function pointer call Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 11/16] signal: Add parenthese around sizeof argument Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 12/16] signal: 80 column wrapping Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 13/16] signal: Move label to first column Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 14/16] signal: Convert for (;;) to do {} while Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 15/16] signal: Isolate returns by adding blank lines Joe Perches
2014-11-16 20:09             ` [UNNECESSARY PATCH 16/16] signal: Coalesce kdb_printf formats Joe Perches

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=20141116170810.GQ7996@ZenIV.linux.org.uk \
    --to=viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk \
    --cc=akpm@linux-foundation.org \
    --cc=ionut.m.alexa@gmail.com \
    --cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox