>> @@ -3682,7 +3678,7 @@ static int __btrfs_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info) >> counting = false; >> goto again; >> } >> -error: >> +free_path: >> btrfs_free_path(path); >> if (enospc_errors) { >> btrfs_info(fs_info, "%d enospc errors during balance", >> @@ -3692,6 +3688,10 @@ static int __btrfs_balance(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info) >> } >> >> return ret; >> + >> +unlock: >> + mutex_unlock(&fs_info->delete_unused_bgs_mutex); >> + goto free_path; >> } > > This is also an anti-pattern, I got an other software development opinion for this use case. > the label followed by a goto jumping back to the exit/cleanup block, > right at the end of a function. I find that this way can be useful for efficient exception handling. > I've sent some patches in the past to clean that up Interesting … > and don't want to reintroduce it. Would you like to reconsider this view if the object code size could be reduced a bit for the affected function implementation? Regards, Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html