From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 10:05:20 +0100 Add a jump target so that a bit of exception handling can be better reused at the end of this function. This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- v1 - Request for comments: I can offer another bit of information for a software development discussion. 💭 The affected source file can be compiled for the processor architecture “x86_64” by a tool like “GCC 6.4.1+r251631-1.3” from the software distribution “openSUSE Tumbleweed” with the following command example. my_cc=/usr/bin/gcc-6 \ && my_module=net/9p/trans_fd.o \ && for XYZ in 0 s 3; do echo " _____ $XYZ _____" \ && my_extra="-O$XYZ" \ && git checkout next-20171102 \ && make -j4 CC="${my_cc}" HOSTCC="${my_cc}" EXTRA_CFLAGS="${my_extra}" allmodconfig "${my_module}" \ && size "${my_module}" \ && git checkout ':/^9p/trans_fd: Use common error handling code in p9_fd_create_tcp' \ && make -j4 CC="${my_cc}" HOSTCC="${my_cc}" EXTRA_CFLAGS="${my_extra}" allmodconfig "${my_module}" \ && size "${my_module}"; done 🔮 Do you find the following differences worth for further clarification? ╔═════════╤══════╗ ║ setting │ text ║ ╠═════════╪══════╣ ║ O0 │ -14 ║ ║ Os │ +13 ║ ║ O3 │ 0 ║ ╚═════════╧══════╝ net/9p/trans_fd.c | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/9p/trans_fd.c b/net/9p/trans_fd.c index 903a190319b9..161c2249ca2a 100644 --- a/net/9p/trans_fd.c +++ b/net/9p/trans_fd.c @@ -974,8 +974,7 @@ p9_fd_create_tcp(struct p9_client *client, const char *addr, char *args) if (err < 0) { pr_err("%s (%d): problem binding to privport\n", __func__, task_pid_nr(current)); - sock_release(csocket); - return err; + goto release_socket; } } @@ -985,11 +984,14 @@ p9_fd_create_tcp(struct p9_client *client, const char *addr, char *args) if (err < 0) { pr_err("%s (%d): problem connecting socket to %s\n", __func__, task_pid_nr(current), addr); - sock_release(csocket); - return err; + goto release_socket; } return p9_socket_open(client, csocket); + +release_socket: + sock_release(csocket); + return err; } static int -- 2.15.0 -- 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