There are numerous places in the Linux Kernel where the
C_Programming_Books_Most_Dreaded statement ('goto' of course)
is used.
For instance, take a look at kernel/fork.c:copy_mm().
Why is that ? I googled up reasons like minimizing return points,
but is that it ?
A good explanation is given here:
http://kerneltrap.org/node/553
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