Am 05.04.2016 23:22, schrieb Guillaume Nault: > On Tue, Apr 05, 2016 at 07:18:14PM +0200, walter harms wrote: >> >> >> Am 05.04.2016 02:56, schrieb Guillaume Nault: >>> @@ -1043,12 +1048,39 @@ static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev, >>> const struct ppp_config *conf) >>> { >>> struct ppp *ppp = netdev_priv(dev); >>> + struct file *file; >>> int indx; >>> + int err; >>> + >>> + if (conf->fd < 0) { >>> + file = conf->file; >>> + if (!file) { >>> + err = -EBADF; >>> + goto out; >> >> why not just return -EBADF; >> >>> + } >>> + } else { >>> + file = fget(conf->fd); >>> + if (!file) { >>> + err = -EBADF; >>> + goto out; >> >> why not just return -EBADF; >> > Just because the 'out' label is declared anyway and because this > centralises the return point. But I agree returning -EBADF directly > could be more readable. I don't have strong opinion. in this special case i would go for readable. People tend to miss these if if if constructs. NTL its up to you. re, wh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ppp" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html