From: Rolf Eike Beer <eb@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: kernel/fork.c: simplify copy_mm() All this can happen without a single goto. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/2072685.XptgVkyDqn@devpool47 Signed-off-by: Rolf Eike Beer <eb@xxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/fork.c | 15 ++++----------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) --- a/kernel/fork.c~simplify-copy_mm +++ a/kernel/fork.c @@ -1396,7 +1396,6 @@ fail_nomem: static int copy_mm(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk) { struct mm_struct *mm, *oldmm; - int retval; tsk->min_flt = tsk->maj_flt = 0; tsk->nvcsw = tsk->nivcsw = 0; @@ -1423,21 +1422,15 @@ static int copy_mm(unsigned long clone_f if (clone_flags & CLONE_VM) { mmget(oldmm); mm = oldmm; - goto good_mm; + } else { + mm = dup_mm(tsk, current->mm); + if (!mm) + return -ENOMEM; } - retval = -ENOMEM; - mm = dup_mm(tsk, current->mm); - if (!mm) - goto fail_nomem; - -good_mm: tsk->mm = mm; tsk->active_mm = mm; return 0; - -fail_nomem: - return retval; } static int copy_fs(unsigned long clone_flags, struct task_struct *tsk) _