On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 10:02:56AM +0200, walter harms wrote: > > > 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. > Ok, I'll do that in v3. -- 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