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From: SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: can: Use common error handling code in vxcan_newlink()
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 21:18:40 +0200
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> If you want to change the semantic of the result check

I am curious if another source code reduction (by the deletion of “ < 0”)
will become acceptable at similar places.


> - this has to done consistently at all rtnl_configure_link() caller sites.

Are there any more functions to consider?


> And not only in vxcan.c

Are you interested in related adjustments for a bigger code base?

Regards,
Markus